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News & Commentary about Racial Justice

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The Racial Justice Program (RJP) fights to eradicate racial injustice in the U.S. and works to foster a society in which people of color and communities of color have full access to the rights and benefits of American society. Working with affected communities, RJP litigates, advocates, and educates to strike at the roots of racial injustice.
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McDonalds worker wearing face mask on orange background.

May 1, 2020

McDonald’s Employees are Working through the COVID-19 Pandemic. So Why Don’t They Have Access to Paid Sick and Family Leave?

McDonald’s Employees are Working through the COVID-19 Pandemic. So Why Don’t They Have Access to Paid Sick and Family Leave?
A protestor drives by L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti's mansion with a sign in favor of extended rent and mortgage protections.

Apr 30, 2020

COVID-19 Will Bring Mass Evictions Unless We Act Now

COVID-19 Will Bring Mass Evictions Unless We Act Now

Apr 22, 2020

Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize Marijuana

Centering Racial Equity in the Fight to Legalize Marijuana
Graphic with a map of the US, handcuffs, charts, and marijuana leaves

Apr 17, 2020

A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform

A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform

Apr 14, 2020

Let’s Stop the Scapegoating During a Global Pandemic

Let’s Stop the Scapegoating During a Global Pandemic
Customers in masks line up outside a grocery store in Brooklyn, NY, waiting to enter after other shoppers have left, because of social distancing efforts during the coronavirus outbreak.

Apr 8, 2020

If COVID-19 Doesn’t Discriminate, Then Why Are Black People Dying at Higher Rates?

If COVID-19 Doesn’t Discriminate, Then Why Are Black People Dying at Higher Rates?
A Greyhound bus parked at a Los Angeles Greyhound bus station. Greyhound has denied the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers access to buses to conduct warrantless searches.

Mar 20, 2020

How the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Organized to End Racial Profiling on Greyhound Buses

How the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Organized to End Racial Profiling on Greyhound Buses
A Black woman using a megaphone at a daytime Black Lives Matter march in Minneapolis, Minnesota in response to police shooting of 18-year-old Tania Harris.

Mar 5, 2020

Will SCOTUS Protect the Right to Protest?

Will SCOTUS Protect the Right to Protest?
Protestors at a Black Lives Matter rally

Feb 24, 2020

Honoring Black History Month Means Respecting the Foundation That it Stands On

Honoring Black History Month Means Respecting the Foundation That it Stands On

Feb 6, 2020

Land, Language, and Lifeways: What Native Americans Lost

Land, Language, and Lifeways: What Native Americans Lost