Membership Meeting | Race & Wealth Speaker Series
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Bernstein - 800 Connecticut Ave, NW Floor 11, Washington, DC.
Speaker: Professor Thomas Mitchell
Program Description and Benefits:
The Council's Race & Wealth Speaker Series began in 2023 to annually highlight and examine solutions for the pervasive racial wealth gap that exists locally and nationally.
The Race & Wealth Speaker Series is supported by the generous, multi-year contributions of the following companies:
| Platinum Sponsors Glassman Wealth Services Howard Insurance J.P. Morgan Yeske Buie |
Silver Sponsors Cortland Valuation Group Greater Washington Community Foundation Harrison LLP Omega Wealth Management Pasternak & Fidis SageVest Wealth Management |
About the Speaker:
Professor Thomas Mitchell is the second holder of the Robert F. Drinan, SJ, Chair. In 2020, he was named a MacArthur Fellow (commonly known as the “Genius Grant”) in recognition of his work “reforming long-standing legal doctrines that deprive Black and other disadvantaged American families of their property and real estate wealth.” His areas of expertise include property law, land use, minority property ownership, and legal reform.
Mitchell received his BA from Amherst College, JD from Howard University, and LLM from the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he later served on the faculty. He is a prolific writer with two books and dozens of articles, book chapters, essays, and policy briefs to his credit. His presentations at various conferences and symposia number more than 100. He was a principal drafter of the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (UPHPA) of 2010.
- Fees: No cost for active members; $80 for guests and emeritus members
- Registration and networking begin at 5 pm and the program begins at 5:20 pm.
- Reception following the presentation
- Guests are warmly welcome when accompanying a member host.
- Attendees may be photographed during the event, and these images may be used in future Council promotional or marketing materials.
- Please register by February 20, if you would like a name tag.
- A no show fee of $80 will be assessed to members who register but do not attend without prior cancelation.
