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about Racial Justice
Jan 24, 2017
President Trump Issues Executive Order Allowing Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline
STANDING ROCK INDIAN RESERVATION, N.D. 鈥� President Trump issued an executive order today to allow the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline through the Standing Rock Indian ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Nov 04, 2016
红杏视频 Urges Justice Department to Investigate Militarized Response at Standing Rock Protest
红杏视频 and Leadership Conference Call for End to Law Enforcement Response to Peaceful Protestors With Weapons of War
Oct 31, 2016
New City Suspension Data Shows Suspensions are Down but Racial Disparities Persist
The New York City Department of Education today released school suspension data for the full 2015-16 year. The numbers show that, while suspensions continue to decline, severe raci...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Oct 03, 2016
红杏视频 And 90 Organizations Press Justice Department for Data on Fatal Police Shootings
WASHINGTON 鈥� Ninety-six organizations sent a letter today spearheaded by the 红杏视频 pressing the Department of Justice on the need for states and law enfo...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Aug 11, 2016
红杏视频 Challenges South Carolina 鈥楧isturbing Schools鈥� Law
Students Channeled Into Criminal Justice System for Loitering, Cursing, Questioning Police Behavior, or 鈥極bnoxious鈥� Actions
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Racial Justice
Court case: CYAP v. Wilson
Aug 10, 2016
Department of Justice findings regarding the Baltimore City Police Department
"The Department of Justice's findings on the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) document in devastating detail what Baltimoreans have decried for years: Baltimore's Black residents ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
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News & CommentaryApr 2025
Racial Justice
Educators Speak Out On Harms Of Unlawful Education Department Directive. Explore News & Commentary.Educators Speak Out on Harms of Unlawful Education Department Directive
The 鈥淒ear Colleague Letter鈥� seeks to dictate teaching, curriculum, and school climate, and limit academic free expression. -
PodcastMay 2025
Racial Justice
Know Your Rights
Know Your Right To Transportation Justice With Deborah Archer And Sister Helen Jones. Explore Podcast.Know Your Right To Transportation Justice with Deborah Archer and Sister Helen Jones
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New HampshireMar 2025
Racial Justice
National Education Association Et Al. V. Us Department Of Education Et Al. Explore Case.National Education Association et al. v. US Department of Education et al
The National Education Association, the National Education Association-New Hampshire, and the Center for Black Educator Development filed a challenge in federal court against the U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 Feb. 14, 2025 鈥淒ear Colleague Letter,鈥� which announced that ED will treat diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts as unlawful and threatens to move swiftly to cut schools鈥� federal funding. ED鈥檚 actions violate due process and the First Amendment, as well as basic requirements for agency action. -
News & CommentaryMar 2025
Racial Justice
Voting Rights
Anniversary Of 鈥榖loody Sunday鈥� Marks Continued Fight For Voting Rights. Explore News & Commentary.Anniversary of 鈥楤loody Sunday鈥� Marks Continued Fight for Voting Rights
Selma Jubilee revelers annual trek across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama reminds us why we can never stop advocating for enfranchisement for Black Americans.