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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.
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.
More than 20 Million People Are About to Lose Internet Access. The ACLU is Fighting to Keep Us Connected.
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) helps to provide communities across the country with access to the internet, but the program is likely to run out of funding in April 2024. The ACLU is urging Congress to support the program.
Jury Justice
A class-action lawsuit challenges the permanent exclusion of people with felony convictions from serving on juries.
Another Year of America's Failed Experiment: The Death Penalty in 2023
The executions of 24 people last year illustrated the full range of systemic flaws in our system of capital punishment.
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