Angela Allen-Bell
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Angela A. Allen-Bell is an American activist scholar who is known for her work on restorative justice and transitional justice. She is the B. K. Agnihotri Endowed Professor at Southern University Law Center.
Education and career[edit]
Allen-Bell studied Political Science at Northwestern State University, and in 1992 she graduated with a Bachelor of Political Science degree. Allen-Bell then served as a non-profit Program Director for the National Council of Negro Women in 1994. Allen-Bell earned a law degree in 1998 from Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1][2] After graduating from law school, Allen-Bell began her legal career working in an appellate court. In 2008, she transitioned to academia when she accepted a position at Southern University Law Center [2] As of 2024, she is the B. K. Agnihotri Endowed Professor at Southern University Law Center.[1]
Work[edit]
Allen-Bell is known for her work on legal issues surrounding the Louisiana state constitution,[3][4] including topics such as non-unanimous juries in Louisiana.[5][6]
She is also known for her work advocating for people wrongfully imprisoned. This work has included leading the effort to undue the injustice done to two students who were killed on Southern University's campus in 1972. Through her efforts, the group received an award from Investigative Reporters and Editors[7] and the work led to an official apology from Louisiana’s Governor John Bel Edwards.[8] She also worked on the release of Angola Three members Albert Woodfox,[9][10] and Soledad Brother John Clutchette.[11][12] Allen-Bell has spoken about Homer Plessy[13] and she has worked on establishing the Black Panther Party as a legitimate civil and human rights group.[14]
Selected publications[edit]
- Allen-Bell, Angela Anita (1997–1998). "The Birth of the Crime: Driving While Black (DWB)". Southern University Law Review. 25: 195.
- Allen-Bell, Angela A. (2011–2012). "Perception Profiling & Prolonged Solitary Confinement Viewed through the Lens of the Angola 3 Case: When Prison Officials Become Judges, Judges Become Visually Challenged, and Justice Becomes Legally Blind". Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly. 39: 763.
- Allen-Bell, Angela A. (2015). "A Prescription for Healing a National Wound: Two Doses of Executive Direct Action Equals a Portion of Justice and a Serving of Redress for America & the Black Panther Party". University of Miami Race and Social Justice Law Review. 5: 1.
- Allen-Bell, Angela (2017-09-05). "A Primer on the "Bell Case Synthesis Method" and a Lesson on Adult Child's Play". University of Bologna Law Review. 2: 68–86 Pages. doi:10.6092/ISSN.2531-6133/7234.
Honors and awards[edit]
Allen-Bell was elected a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.[15][when?] She has been recognized by the Girl Scouts Louisiana East as a Woman of Distinction.[16] In 2019 the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana commended her “for her achievements as a legal scholar” and recognized “the tremendous pride and honor that she brings” to the state of Louisiana.[17]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Angela A. Allen-Bell - Southern University Law Center". www.sulc.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ a b "Angela Allen-Bell" (PDF). Louisiana State Bar Association.
- ^ Devon, Holly (2021-05-05). "LOUISIANA'S CONSTITUTIONAL INFERNO - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine". Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Is our jury system a vestige of white supremacy?". APPEAL. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Louisiana takes aim at Jim Crow-era jury law New Orleans". CityBusiness ; Metairie. April 16, 2018 – via Proquest.
- ^ Allen-Bell, Angela (2016-05-01). "How The Narrative About Louisiana's Non-Unanimous Criminal Jury System Became a Person of Interest in the Case Against Justice in the Deep South". Mercer Law Review. 67 (3). ISSN 0025-987X.
- ^ "Lousiana, Southern Manship students win IRE award". The Crowley Post-Signal. 2023-04-21. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ Robinson, Perry (2022-11-17). "Gov. Edwards apologizes on behalf of the state 50 years after two Southern University students were unjustly killed". WAFB news. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Burdeau, Cain; Slodysko, Brian (10 June 2015). "Court blocks release of last 'Angola 3' inmate". The Charleston Gazette ; Charleston, W.V. pp. A.5 – via Proquest.
- ^ "Supporter Says Woodfox Is 'Very Cautious' When It Comes To Judicial System". All Things Considered; Washington, D.C. : NPR. June 12, 2015 – via Proquest.
- ^ Fox, William (March 21, 2018). "A Soledad Brother". Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "'Soledad Brother' John Clutchette granted parole – will California Gov. Jerry Brown reverse the decision?". web.archive.org. 2022-08-08. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ Grossman, James (January 25, 2022). "A Pardon for Homer Plessy: The Long Arc of "Pernicious" Jurisprudence". www.historians.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ Allen-Bell, Angela A. (2015–2016). "The Incongruous Intersection of the Black Panther Party and the Ku Klux Klan". Seattle University Law Review. 39: 1157.
- ^ "Prof. Allen-Bell selected as a fellow of the American Bar Foundation - Southern University Law Center". www.sulc.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Girl Scouts Louisiana East to honor Women of Distinction". The Advocate. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Louisiana HR248 | 2019 | Regular Session". LegiScan. Retrieved 2024-05-03.