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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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A graphic of a child looking at a shelf of library books surrounded by other graphics of thought bubbles and lightbulbs.

Sep 27, 2023

10 Advocates on Why They Won’t Stand for Classroom Censorship

10 Advocates on Why They Won’t Stand for Classroom Censorship
A man smokes inside a tent on skid row Friday, March 20, 2020, in Los Angeles.

Sep 21, 2023

American Poverty Is Our Problem To Fix

American Poverty Is Our Problem To Fix
In this Dec. 17, 2012 photo, Officer Rick Moore of the Oakland school district police patrols Oakland Technical High School in Oakland, Calif.

Sep 14, 2023

This Student Fought a School Fine for Four Years

This Student Fought a School Fine for Four Years
Students raising their hands in a classroom.

Sep 13, 2023

How Our Affiliates are Fighting for Education Equity

How Our Affiliates are Fighting for Education Equity
Library protest.A person walks past empty shelves at the library in Stony Stratford, near Milton Keynes, after residents have spent the week withdrawing their maximum allowance of books to stop the council's plans to close it as part of budget cuts.

Sep 7, 2023

Why Is Texas Eliminating School Libraries?

Why Is Texas Eliminating School Libraries?
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Sep 6, 2023

Why Access to Education is Key to Systemic Equality

Why Access to Education is Key to Systemic Equality
Illustration of robot examining potential employees with magnifying glass.

Aug 23, 2023

How Artificial Intelligence Might Prevent You From Getting Hired

How Artificial Intelligence Might Prevent You From Getting Hired
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Aug 10, 2023

Visualizing the Racial Wealth Gap

Visualizing the Racial Wealth Gap
A collage of black faces with an elevated highway on a blue background.

Aug 10, 2023

Racism by Design: The Building of Interstate 81

Racism by Design: The Building of Interstate 81
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Aug 8, 2023

Don't Let the Math Distract You: Together, We Can Fight Algorithmic Injustice

Don't Let the Math Distract You: Together, We Can Fight Algorithmic Injustice