# A Burns Chair Conversation – Backtalk at the Ballot Box: A Post-Election Analysis

A Burns Chair Conversation – Backtalk at the Ballot Box: A Post-Election Analysis at CUNY School of Law, Wednesday 18 November 2026, 18:30.

- Price: Free
- Venue: CUNY School of Law, Court Square 2, 11101 Long Island City
- With: Janai Nelson
- Go to page: https://www.law.cuny.edu/event/a-burns-chair-conversation-backtalk-at-the-ballot-box-a-post-election-analysis/

A Burns Chair Conversation – Backtalk at the Ballot Box: A Post-Election Analysis is a public conversation offering an analysis after the election. It is hosted by the W. Haywood Burns Chair in Human & Civil Rights at CUNY School of Law and features Janai Nelson, the school's 2026 Burns Chair in Human and Civil Rights, together with Kimberelé Crenshaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Backtalker. Food will be served, and the first 150 registrants receive a free signed copy of Backtalker. The event is free and open to the public, students, alumni, faculty and staff.

## Dates

- Wednesday 18 November 18:30 — CUNY School of Law

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