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Dennis Parker

Former Director

桃子视频Racial Justice Program

Bio

Dennis Parker () was director of the 桃子视频Racial Justice Program, leading its efforts in combating discrimination and addressing other issues with a disproportionate impact on communities of color. Parker oversaw work to combat the 鈥淪chool-to-Prison鈥 pipeline, the profiling of airline passengers subjected to searches and wrongfully placed on watch lists and the racial bias in the criminal justice system. Prior to joining the ACLU, Parker was the chief of the Civil Rights Bureau in the Office of New York State Attorney General under Eliot Spitzer. He previously spent 14 years at the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. Parker has also worked with the New York Legal Aid Society. He teaches Race, Poverty and Constitutional Law at New York Law School. He graduated from Harvard Law School and Middlebury College.


Featured work

Jun 2, 2016

In This Poor, Black, Polluted Alabama Town, Speaking Up Gets You Sued

In This Poor, Black, Polluted Alabama Town, Speaking Up Gets You Sued

Dec 16, 2015

The Power of a Boycott

The Power of a Boycott

Nov 13, 2015

Racial Justice and Free Speech Are Not Mutually Exclusive

Racial Justice and Free Speech Are Not Mutually Exclusive

Oct 28, 2015

Stop Brutalizing Kids in the Classroom

Stop Brutalizing Kids in the Classroom

Sep 23, 2015

鈥楾he Gray Wastes鈥 Are Built Upon Structures of Exclusion and Violence

鈥楾he Gray Wastes鈥 Are Built Upon Structures of Exclusion and Violence

Sep 9, 2015

The Brave New World of Discrimination

The Brave New World of Discrimination

Jul 31, 2015

A Year After Ferguson, Little Has Changed

A Year After Ferguson, Little Has Changed

Jun 26, 2015

Take Down the Confederate Flag? Of Course, but Cure the Disorder That Caused It to Be Raised in the First Place

Take Down the Confederate Flag? Of Course, but Cure the Disorder That Caused It to Be Raised in the First Place

Jun 25, 2015

Why Today Was a Battle Won in the War Against Racial Discrimination

Why Today Was a Battle Won in the War Against Racial Discrimination

Jun 23, 2015

The Progress We've Made Is Vulnerable, Unless We Act to Protect Future Generations

The Progress We've Made Is Vulnerable, Unless We Act to Protect Future Generations