News & Commentary
Extreme Abortion Bans Continue a Cruel Legacy of Controlling and Killing Black Women
There is a history of Black women in America bearing the brunt of state-sanctioned control and commodification of their bodies.
By Bacardi Jackson
Abandoned But Unbroken: Defending Reproductive Justice for All
Florida’s near-total abortion ban is not an isolated policy—it is a strategic move in a broader, coordinated assault on women’s rights, with the heaviest burdens falling on Black and Brown communities.
By Keisha Mulfort
DeSantis Administration Seeking Control of Black Bodies in Florida
Throughout his tenure, this governor has used the power of his office to subjugate and control the lives of Black people in Florida. But slavery is over, and we’re not asking for our freedom anymore. We’re taking it.
By Joey Francilus
Project 2025 Offers Dystopian View of America
The ACLU is fighting back against this extremist proposal by the Heritage Foundation.
High School Students Explain Why We Can’t Let Classroom Censorship Win
We spoke to students about why book bans and efforts to restrict instruction on diverse topics, like racism or sexism, only make learning harder.
Trump’s Attacks on DEI Reveal Administration's Agenda for Second Term
The 2024 Trump campaign’s “anti-white racism” rhetoric threatens to unravel decades of progress on racial equality and civil rights. The ACLU outlines our plan to fight back.
The Important Legal Fight Happening Over Florida’s Draconian Classroom Censorship Law
In classrooms and educational spaces across our country, a coordinated attack on our students’ right to learn is underway. Perhaps nowhere are those attacks more pronounced than in Florida.
By Bacardi Jackson
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