News & Commentary about Racial Justice
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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Mar 17, 2016
Police Accountability Doesn't Stop at the Schoolhouse Door
Mar 15, 2016
The Department of Justice Throws Its Weight Behind Ending the Jailing of the Poor for Unpaid Fines
Feb 24, 2016
A Gold Medal Shouldn’t Be a Consolation Prize for Restoring the Voting Rights Act
Feb 19, 2016
Flint’s Poisoned Children Deserve the Truth
Feb 19, 2016
'Where Are Your Guts?': Johnny Cash’s Little-Known Fight for Native Americans
Jan 27, 2016
New Evidence of Racial Profiling on Florida Roadways
Jan 14, 2016
Big Data Can Be Used To Violate Civil Rights Laws, and the FTC Agrees
Dec 8, 2015
No, Seeing a Transgender Person Is Not a Reason to Call 911
Dec 7, 2015
Dollar General's Attack on Tribal Sovereignty