Cover story gets attention

My phone has been ringing and we’ve received dozens of emails on the Feb. 23 cover “Black & White.” Much of their focus has been on education.

It is amazing that 43 years after Judge Arnow ordered the desegregation of Escambia County Public School the district only has 8 black principals. One minister told me, “At that rate, we will be 2055 before we have a mix of principals that reflects the demographics of the student population.”

Sort of gives a whole new meaning to the phrase: “Come to Pensacola and step back into time.”

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”