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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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Black father and daughter saving money to piggy bank

Mar 14, 2024

This Economic Policy Could Break the Poverty Cycle

This Economic Policy Could Break the Poverty Cycle
A group of graduating students.

Mar 6, 2024

Supreme Court Signals that Institutions Can Keep Designing Programs to Foster Diversity, After Affirmative Action Ruling

Supreme Court Signals that Institutions Can Keep Designing Programs to Foster Diversity, After Affirmative Action Ruling
Hasson Bacote posing in a football jersey.

Feb 22, 2024

This Case Could Upend the Death Penalty In North Carolina

This Case Could Upend the Death Penalty In North Carolina
Khadidah Stone stands on the dividing line between her old Alabama congressional District 7, to her right with River City Church, and her new district, District 2, to her left, in downtown Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 20, 2022. The Supreme Court’s decision last June siding with Black voters on a redistricting case in Alabama gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprise opportunity ahead of the 2024 elections to have congressional maps redrawn in a handful of states. Fast forward three months and maps in Alabama and other states that could produce more districts represented by Black lawmakers still don’t exist.

Feb 15, 2024

3 States, 3 Plaintiffs, and the Fight for Fair District Maps

3 States, 3 Plaintiffs, and the Fight for Fair District Maps
A row of boots belonging to military soldiers.

Feb 14, 2024

“There Was No One That Looked Like Me:” Why Diversity Matters in the Military

“There Was No One That Looked Like Me:” Why Diversity Matters in the Military

Feb 8, 2024

How to Dismantle the Anti-DEI Machine

How to Dismantle the Anti-DEI Machine
oung Thug performs during the second annual Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on November 9, 2019 in Houston, Texas.

Feb 1, 2024

Rap Is Art Not Evidence

Rap Is Art Not Evidence
Someone holding a sign that says The Fight Is Far From Finished.

Dec 21, 2023

Looking to the Future: 2024 at the ACLU

Looking to the Future: 2024 at the ACLU
Demonstrators holding signs that read "No Cops In Schools" and "Schools Need Service Not Police" protest outside City Hall in New York City.

Dec 14, 2023

The Consequences of Police in Schools: A North Carolina Case Study

The Consequences of Police in Schools: A North Carolina Case Study
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Dec 8, 2023

ACLU Wins: 8 Victories We Celebrated in 2023

ACLU Wins: 8 Victories We Celebrated in 2023