Kentucky to the World is supporting an upcoming documentary about Central High School’s pathway to diversity in the legal profession and community leadership - a model for the country
Kentucky to the World is proud to be the fiscal sponsor for the documentary – “A Pathway Forward”. Filmed throughout the 2023-2024 academic years at Central High School in Louisville KY. and in Washington DC the documentary tells the story of the remarkable success of a high school pipeline partnership begun in 2001 between the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville and Central High School’s Law and Government Magnet program. It follows a class of sophomores, taught by Brandeis law students who learn through the national Street Law curriculum (which teaches about consumer law, family law, landlord/tenant law, and other everyday legal issues). It will show the impact not only on these students as they learn, but also on the law students who teach them. The national program’s goal is to inspire underserved youth to step beyond typical expectations of high school and play a more active role in a society governed by the law.
The film will also share stories from some of the 19 graduates who became lawyers and other leaders (including three currently in law school). The success of this partnership is a model that can be adapted for other law schools throughout the country and is truly a Kentucky to The World story.
Central Law Magnet graduates have attended law schools in Kentucky and beyond (University of Chicago, Washington University in St. Louis, Hamline Law School) and are now working in Florida, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Chicago, and Seattle).
The completion of the film anticipates a fall premiere in Louisville.
Funding for the documentary includes a major leadership contribution from Bowling Green attorney R. Harvey Johnston, III. Additional funding supporters include Alice and Wade Houston, Christy Brown, Gill and Augusta Holland, Mary Gwen Wheeler and David A. Jones, Jr., Laura and Mark Rothstein, the Law School Admission Council, and the Louisville Bar Foundation.
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