Amir
Whitaker


Amir Whitaker is a recent law school graduate and a lawyer in the Southern Poverty Law Center's Florida office.

Articles by Amir

A Lawyer's Story From the Field

A Southern Poverty Law Center lawyer relates to a student who has been suspended repeatedly from a Florida school district where the Center is challenging the discriminatory treatment of African-American children.
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