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Naomi explored the origins of the Combahee River Collective, a radical Black feminist organization active in Boston and Cambridge, Massachussetts from 1974-1980. Through the use of primary source material, archives, and interviews with the founders/members of the Collective, she explored the group’s foundations and influences, its legacies, and how those legacies have been preserved. Faculty Sponsor: Keisha-Khan Perry
Naomi received her J.D. from New York University School of Law. While in law school Naomi represented children charged with crimes in the the Bronx through the Juvenile Defender Clinic and individuals facing removal and deportation as a result of criminal convictions in the Immigrant Defense Clinic. She also served as an Intake Manager and advocate with the Suspension Representation Project, a Publication Editor for the Review of Law and Social Change, a member of the Coalition on Law and Representation, and a co-organizer of the NYU Defender Collective.