TEDxBirmingham - Stephen Black -The Future of Civic Responsibility in Birmingham February 7, 2012

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Stephen Black studied American History at The University of Pennsylvania, where he received his Bachelor's degree in 1993 graduating magna cum laude, before attending Yale Law School where he graduated in 1997. Following law school, Black moved to Birmingham to become involved in public affairs and to practice law at the firm Maynard, Cooper and Gale. After three years in private practice, he spent a year serving as an assistant to the Governor, where he researched policy issues and worked on economic development projects. After leaving the Governor's office in 2001, he returned to Maynard, Cooper and Gale. In June 2005, Black was appointed to the UA faculty as a Senior Lecturer in Communicative Ethics and asked to create and then direct a new Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility. He also serves on the boards of the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation, the Alabama Poverty Project, Bridge Builders, and the Nonprofit Resource Center of Alabama.