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James Bell

Founder & President of the W. Haywood Burns Institute

James Bell
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San Francisco, CA, USA
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Virtual Event: $5,000 - $10,000
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Black Heritage, Black History Month, Civil Rights, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Family & Parenting, Government, Law, Non-Profit, Overcoming Adversity, Social Activism, Social Justice
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James Bell Biography

James Bell is the Founding President of the W. Haywood Burns Institute. The Burns Institute has worked in over 200 counties in 23 states to engage justice stakeholders and communities across the country to build equity in the administration of justice. He has trained and addressed thousands of human services professionals and community members on race, ancestry and inclusion as a necessary and vital component of the delivery of safety for all communities. He is currently working with San Francisco, Los Angeles, St. Paul MN and Toledo OH in reimagining services for families and communities impacted by the justice sector.

Bell has appeared on numerous national television shows, conducted several radio interviews and written blogs and articles for a variety of platforms. He has authored sections of published anthologies on intersections of justice and education, health and family disruption.

Bell has extensive experience in the international justice arena: he assisted the African National Congress in the administration of the youth justice system in South Africa and consulted with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. Most recently he was in Holland and England where he advised on emerging issues of racial, ethnic and religious minorities being over-represented in the justice system. In that context he gave an address at the House of Lords to a wide range of stakeholders responsible for justice. He recently visited Norway and Holland to observe their prisons and justice philosophy. He attended California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and Hastings College of Law.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/04/2024.

James Bell Videos

  • Putting Racism on the Table: James Bell on Mass Incarceration
    Putting Racism on the Table: James Bell on Mass Incarceration
    The fourth session in this series looks at mass incarceration with a presentation from James Bell, J.D., Founder and Executive Director, The W....
  • McDaniel College's 146th Commencement Speaker | James Bell, JD
    McDaniel College's 146th Commencement Speaker | James Bell, JD
    James Bell, founder and executive director of the W. Haywood Burns Institute in Oakland, Calif., served as the speaker at McDaniel College 2016...
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