Tag: southern poverty law center
Viewpoint: The Last Lynching — The Beulah Mae Donald Story
By Margaret Albrecht When I was 14 years old, a young man was hanged on the streets of a nearby town. His name was Michael Donald….
School-to-Prison Pipeline: Southern Poverty Law Center questions Escambia County school system practices
Last week I interviewed David Utter from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on the Escambia Youth Justice Coalition. He said that in Escambia county…
Coalition Addresses Discipline Discrimination
Citizens and organizations concerned about discriminatory disciplinary practices in local schools are being invited to join the Escambia Youth Justice Coalition. The coalition—facilitated by the…
Escambia Schools Named in SPLC Complaint
The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed five complaints with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights regarding racially discriminatory disciplinarian practices in…
SPLC Eyes Escambia Schools
The Southern Poverty Law Center will be in town tomorrow. The organization has announced that it filed a complaint with the Department of Education against…
