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The Reckoning of Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center

Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 9:00 pm
by mommy_jules
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-des ... 57NK7kmWZQ
But nothing was more uncomfortable than the racial dynamic that quickly became apparent: a fair number of what was then about a hundred employees were African-American, but almost all of them were administrative and support staff—“the help,” one of my black colleagues said pointedly. The “professional staff”—the lawyers, researchers, educators, public-relations officers, and fund-raisers—were almost exclusively white. Just two staffers, including me, were openly gay.
Richard Cohen, the SPLC president, has also resigned.
https://www.al.com/news/2019/03/splc-pr ... signs.html

Not sure who all else has been following the SPLC developments. There are a few more stories at al.com if anyone cares to read them.

Re: The Reckoning of Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:32 pm
by hotspice58
Staff-not white; professionals: white... no surprise there.

Re: The Reckoning of Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:05 pm
by Billie.jeens
hotspice58 wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:32 pm Staff-not white; professionals: white... no surprise there.
You should check out your local University Campus.