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Yale Law Professor Tracey Meares shares stories of life after Springfield High School | Community Voices

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Tracey Meares is the Walton Hale Hamilton Professor at Yale Law School

Tracey Meares is a Yale Law professor and a founding director of the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School. She is also the subject of the documentary "No Title for Tracey," which explains the racism Meares faced as a Springfield High School student. She spoke to Community Voices about how her journey to teaching law, her research on policing in urban communities and her experience as a member of President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing.

Beatrice is the Community Voices Editor for NPR Illinois. Reach Bea at communityvoices@nprillinois.org.
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