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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

Jan 25, 2012

Racial Profiling is an Injustice Against Us All

Racial Profiling is an Injustice Against Us All

Jan 21, 2012

Remembering Dr. King's Dream as Voters Go to the Polls in South Carolina

Remembering Dr. King's Dream as Voters Go to the Polls in South Carolina

Mar 29, 2011

Honoring the Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Honoring the Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Aug 30, 2010

Racial Inequities Five Years after Katrina

Racial Inequities Five Years after Katrina

Aug 3, 2010

Shirley Sherrod, and a Meaningful Discussion of Race

Shirley Sherrod, and a Meaningful Discussion of Race

Oct 19, 2009

Loving v. Virginia Still Relevant 40 Years Later

Loving v. Virginia Still Relevant 40 Years Later

Sep 7, 2009

Stimulus Funds Must Acknowledge Employment Gap

Stimulus Funds Must Acknowledge Employment Gap

Jul 6, 2009

Racial Equality Is Within Our Reach

Racial Equality Is Within Our Reach

May 22, 2009

Brown Anniversary a Chance to Renew Our Commitment to Equality

Brown Anniversary a Chance to Renew Our Commitment to Equality

Nov 5, 2008

Obama Gives Us a Foot in the Door

Obama Gives Us a Foot in the Door