Barbara R. Arnwine, Esq., President and Founder of the Transformative Justice Coalition, is internationally renowned for contributions to critical justice issues including the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1991 and the 2006 reauthorization of provisions of the Voting Rights Act.

Currently, she also serves as Co-Chair and Facilitator of the National Commission for Voter Justice, the Millennial Votes Matters Convening and the Voting Rights Alliance.

She was the head of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law from February 1989 until June 2015 and holds the honorific title of President Emeritus.

She served as the Charles Hamilton Houston Chair for the North Carolina Central University School of Law from 2016-2017 and has also taught at Columbia University School of Law.

Her creation of the iconic Voting Rights “Map of Shame” in 2011 brought to light the rising issue of voter suppression in states across the country. Her exceptional work in civil rights and human rights advocacy has been celebrated with multiple prestigious awards.

She co-hosts the Igniting Change radio show and frequently appears in national media, often being quoted in press articles. Having graduated from Scripps College and Duke University School of Law, she remains committed to advocating for civil rights and racial justice on a national and international level, with a focus on housing and lending, women's rights, intersectionality issues impacting African American women and girls, community development, employment, voting, education, policing reform, and environmental justice.

Duke University honored Barbara Arnwine, Esq., with an Honorary Doctorate of Law on May 2nd, 2021.