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November 18, 2020
Reframing and Re-learning American History With Nikole Hannah-Jones
Thanksgiving is a holiday framed by our history books as a joyful celebration between those who arrived on the Mayflower to Plymouth, Massachusetts and the indigenous Americans already living on the land. In reality, the day had marked the end of a brutal battle where white colonizers attacked Indigenous Americans...
Reframing and Re-learning American History With Nikole Hannah-Jones November 18, 2020
Reframing and Re-learning American History With Nikole Hannah-Jones
Reframing and Re-learning American History With Nikole Hannah-JonesThanksgiving is a holiday framed by our history books as a joyful celebration between those who arrived on the Mayflower to Plymouth, Massachusetts and the indigenous Americans already living on the land. In reality, the...
November 5, 2020
Racial Justice Demands That Every Vote Is Counted
The Trump campaign is pursuing legal challenges in battleground states as the pathways to President Trump’s reelection narrow. These challenges involve attempts to stop or challenge the vote count. And because of the record number of mail-in ballots cast during the pandemic, the votes affected are disproportionately those of mail-in...
Racial Justice Demands That Every Vote Is Counted November 5, 2020
Racial Justice Demands That Every Vote Is Counted
Racial Justice Demands That Every Vote Is CountedThe Trump campaign is pursuing legal challenges in battleground states as the pathways to President Trump’s reelection narrow. These challenges involve attempts to stop or challenge the vote count. And because of the record number...
October 15, 2020
Photographer Josue Rivas on Indigenous Representation
This week on Monday, October 12th, a growing number of states and cities across the country celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
Photographer Josue Rivas on Indigenous Representation October 15, 2020
Photographer Josue Rivas on Indigenous Representation
Photographer Josue Rivas on Indigenous RepresentationThis week on Monday, October 12th, a growing number of states and cities across the country celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
September 3, 2020
Why Evicting Millions During a Pandemic is Bad for Our Democracy
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on, people across the country face the economic devastation left in its wake. Along with staggering unemployment numbers, millions of renters now face eviction — a situation made even more dire by the global health crisis. Congress responded by instating an eviction moratorium for more...
Why Evicting Millions During a Pandemic is Bad for Our Democracy September 3, 2020
Why Evicting Millions During a Pandemic is Bad for Our Democracy
Why Evicting Millions During a Pandemic is Bad for Our DemocracyAs the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on, people across the country face the economic devastation left in its wake. Along with staggering unemployment numbers, millions of renters now face eviction — a situation made even more...
August 26, 2020
A Not So Happy Meal: McDonald's Can't Fix America's Race Problem
The golden arches. The happy meal. These are phrases that immediately mean something to most Americans. In fact, with more than 36,000 restaurants in 100 countries, McDonald's may well be one of the most recognizable brands in the world. But today, we're focusing on a much lesser known side of...
A Not So Happy Meal: McDonald's Can't Fix America's Race Problem August 26, 2020
A Not So Happy Meal: McDonald's Can't Fix America's Race Problem
A Not So Happy Meal: McDonald's Can't Fix America's Race ProblemThe golden arches. The happy meal. These are phrases that immediately mean something to most Americans. In fact, with more than 36,000 restaurants in 100 countries, McDonald's may well be one of the most recognizable...
August 13, 2020
The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for Suffrage
We’re coming up on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which was ratified on August 18th, 1920 and then certified eight days later. The 19th Amendment inked women’s suffrage into American history, a culminating moment in an effort to win political power. But the ordained heroes of women’s suffrage...
The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for Suffrage August 13, 2020
The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for Suffrage
The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for SuffrageWe’re coming up on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which was ratified on August 18th, 1920 and then certified eight days later. The 19th Amendment inked women’s suffrage into American history, a culminating...
July 2, 2020
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Building a Lasting Movement
In the last month, protests have erupted across the country calling for justice for Black lives, a wholesale restructuring of policing, and a greater racial reckoning across all facets of American society.
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Building a Lasting Movement July 2, 2020
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Building a Lasting Movement
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Building a Lasting MovementIn the last month, protests have erupted across the country calling for justice for Black lives, a wholesale restructuring of policing, and a greater racial reckoning across all facets of American society.
June 11, 2020
Policing the Press: A Journalist on the Frontlines
Journalists covering protests against police brutality across the country are facing an influx of violence, suppression efforts, and arrests by police. According to The U.S. Press Freedom tracker, there have been over 300 claims of violations to press freedoms since the protests began. These violations include being assaulted with pepper...
Policing the Press: A Journalist on the Frontlines June 11, 2020
Policing the Press: A Journalist on the Frontlines
Policing the Press: A Journalist on the FrontlinesJournalists covering protests against police brutality across the country are facing an influx of violence, suppression efforts, and arrests by police. According to The U.S. Press Freedom tracker, there have been over 300 claims of...
June 4, 2020
Why is it so hard to hold police accountable?
Police are supposed to “protect and serve” the community, but that’s a far cry from what modern-day policing often looks like in our country. The recent murders of Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, George Floyd, and others highlight the need for drastic systemic change, yet again. ACLU Policing Policy Advisor Paige...
Why is it so hard to hold police accountable? June 4, 2020
Why is it so hard to hold police accountable?
Why is it so hard to hold police accountable?Police are supposed to “protect and serve” the community, but that’s a far cry from what modern-day policing often looks like in our country. The recent murders of Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, George Floyd, and...
April 22, 2020
Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize Marijuana
Public opinion on marijuana legalization has shifted in recent years—roughly two-thirds of all Americans are now in favor of national legalization, according to a recent Pew Research Study. However, a new ACLU report called "A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform,” shows that...
Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize Marijuana April 22, 2020
Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize Marijuana
Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize MarijuanaPublic opinion on marijuana legalization has shifted in recent years—roughly two-thirds of all Americans are now in favor of national legalization, according to a recent Pew Research Study. However, a new ACLU report called "A...