Bio
Courtney Bowie was a senior staff attorney with the ACLU听Racial Justice Program. She focuses on litigating cases related to the 鈥渟chool-to-prison pipeline.鈥�
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Prior to joining the ACLU, Bowie was an attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center, where she directed the work of its Mississippi Youth Justice Project and litigated systemic claims on behalf of students with disabilities in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. In addition to the rights of children, Bowie has practiced extensively in the area of the rights of people with disabilities. She graduated from the University of Texas Law School and received a B.A. from Wellesley College.
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Featured work
Oct 14, 2013
Today We Honor Native Americans (And Not That Other Guy)
Jun 25, 2013
Solution to Campus Diversity Problem Isn't Segregation Everywhere Else
Dec 13, 2012
Wearing a Hoodie While Brown Does Not Mean You Are in a Gang
Oct 10, 2012
Race Matters Everywhere Else in America - Why Shouldn鈥檛 It Matter in College Admissions?
Feb 1, 2012
Why I Work for Racial Justice
Jan 6, 2012
Why We Advocate Against the School-to-Prison-Pipeline
Oct 7, 2011
The Legacy of Derrick Bell
May 4, 2011
A Disturbing New Trend: Jailing Poor Black Mothers for Trying to Educate Their Children
Apr 1, 2011
Arizona Stands Against Racism. [Insert Laughter]