Angela Allen-Bell
American activist scholar
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
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 Juris Doctor degree in 1998 from Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 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 As of 2024, she is the B. K. Agnihotri Endowed Professor at Southern University Law Center.
Work
Allen-Bell is known for her work on legal issues surrounding the Louisiana state constitution, including topics such as non-unanimous juries in Louisiana.
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.
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