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Jan 23, 2017

Democracy Watch: Federal Lawmakers Push to Re-Open Flint Water Probe Amid Accusations of State Stonewalling

Voting Rights

On the same day that Gov. Rick Snyder gave short shrift in his State of the State speech to the ongoing Flint crisis his administration created, U.S. Reps. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., and Elijah Cummings, D-...

On the same day that Gov. Rick Snyder gave short shrift in his State of the State speech to the ongoing Flint crisis his administration created, U.S. Reps. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., and Elijah Cummings, D-...

Jan 20, 2017

Mass Mobilization and Tools of Change

Racial Justice

Because enslaved Africans were known to attack their masters, burn plantation crops, destroy farm equipment and organize insurrections, laws governing their conduct called “slave codes” placed severe limits...

Because enslaved Africans were known to attack their masters, burn plantation crops, destroy farm equipment and organize insurrections, laws governing their conduct called “slave codes” placed severe limits...

Jan 19, 2017

Supporting Black Labor: Ending Criminal Record Exclusions in the Workforce

Criminal Legal Reform

As we honor Martin Luther King, Jr and his legacy this week, it’s important to examine the intersection of two issues that he devoted energy and attention to: race relations and economic equality. Though...

As we honor Martin Luther King, Jr and his legacy this week, it’s important to examine the intersection of two issues that he devoted energy and attention to: race relations and economic equality. Though...

Jan 16, 2017

Fight to End Harmful Tax Practices in Detroit Underscores the Need to Continue to Challenge Institutional Racism

Racial Justice

By Kimberly Buddin-Crawford

Hundreds of African-American homeowners in Detroit will lose their properties this fall, joining the thousands before them who are part of one of the ...

By Kimberly Buddin-Crawford

Hundreds of African-American homeowners in Detroit will lose their properties this fall, joining the thousands before them who are part of one of the ...

Jan 13, 2017

Flint Residents Deserve Unfiltered Truth

Flint Water Crisis

Once broken, trust can be almost impossible to repair.

This maxim is more than evident in Flint, where residents were repeatedly given false assurances that their water was safe for 18 months...

Once broken, trust can be almost impossible to repair.

This maxim is more than evident in Flint, where residents were repeatedly given false assurances that their water was safe for 18 months...

Jan 5, 2017

Who's DeVos? A Closer Look at Trump's Choice for U.S. Secretary of Education

Student Rights

NOTE: The American Civil Liberties Union does not support or oppose candidates for elected or appointive office.

In November, President-elect Donald Trump chose conservative...

NOTE: The American Civil Liberties Union does not support or oppose candidates for elected or appointive office.

In November, President-elect Donald Trump chose conservative...