Randall Kennedy: podcast appearances and interviews

Randall LeRoy Kennedy, born on September 10, 1954, is an American legal scholar and the Michael R. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard University. His research primarily investigates the intersection of racial conflict and legal institutions within American society. Kennedy's expertise encompasses contracts, freedom of expression, race relations law, civil rights legislation, and the Supreme Court. Throughout his academic career, he has authored seven books, including titles such as Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity and Adoption; Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word; Race, Crime, and the Law; Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal; The Persistence of the Color Line; For Discrimination: Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law; and Say It Loud!: On Race, Law, History, and Culture. He has also contributed several collections of shorter works to the field of legal scholarship. Kennedy's work explores complex issues surrounding race and law, reflecting his focus on the persistent challenges related to racial conflict and equality in American legal and social systems.