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2024 Black History Month: Honoring Black History. Supporting Black Futures.
Video playlist for 2024 Black History Month, "Honoring Black History. Supporting Black Futures."
By Daniel Oliveras de Ita
A Teenager’s Fight Against Idaho’s Harmful Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care
Transgender youth shouldn’t have to navigate court battles for their right to medical care.
The Unsung Black Women at the Front of the Voting Rights Movement
We’re proud of our efforts to increase Black voting power in some of the most neglected communities in North Florida.
By Joe Dye
Challenging the Racist Death Penalty in North Carolina
We’ll be in court to show a pattern by state prosecutors of striking Black jurors from death penalty trials.
A Plan to Block Trans Health Care in Ohio Was Stopped — But the Fight Isn’t Over
Gender-affirming care saved Emma's life, and while she and others in her community will continue to have access to health care in their home state, the looming threat of being forced to seek care elsewhere persists for many others.
Anti-DEI Efforts Are the Latest Attack on Racial Equity and Free Speech
The far right wants to get rid of DEI offices, end anti-bias training, and stop public statements of support for diversity. It’s the latest effort to dismantle systems designed to foster racial equity and progress.
“There Was No One That Looked Like Me:” Why Diversity Matters in the Military
As two lawsuits challenge affirmative action policies in military academies, Black women veterans reflect on the need for more leaders of color.
Dozens of Police Agencies in California Are Still Sharing Driver Locations with Anti-Abortion States. We're Fighting Back.
Automatic license plate readers collect and store highly sensitive information that can reveal where we work, live, worship, or seek reproductive health services. Sharing any ALPR information with out-of-state or federal law enforcement agencies has been forbidden in California since 2016.
When Florida Officials Tried to Silence Our Pro-Palestinian Student Group, We Sued
A member of the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at the University of Florida explains their fear and anxiety when Florida officials ordered the deactivation of SJP chapters at public universities in the state.
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