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SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade should be a siren blaring in the night, waking people up and motivating them to take action. Here’s how the LGBTQ+ community is impacted and the easy steps we can all take.

A heartbreaking choice had to be made.

I came to America because of the freedom and opportunity this country offers. For the past 50 years, one of those freedoms has been for people to make their own choices regarding reproductive health – the kind of choice that could have saved my mother’s young life if it had been available to her.

As staff attorney for the ACLU of Michigan’s Nancy Katz & Margo Dichtelmiller LGBT Rights Project, Jay Kaplan has done everything from challenging police undercover sting operations targeting gay men to advocating for the right of a transgender high school student to run for prom court over the past

New ACLU of Michigan Immigrant Police Misconduct Hotline Ready for Calls from Immigrants Targeted by Law Enforcement

As part of our AAPI Heritage Month activities, we talked with Rebeka Islam about topics ranging from her experiences as an immigrant and the surge of violence against people in her community.

Calls for accountability and much-needed reform from communities of color have long been ignored, leading to this tragedy

To help celebrate Arab American Heritage Month, we talked with Mr. Ahmed for a wide-ranging Q&A that included discussion of his experiences with racism, his passion for multiculturalism, and the reason he has hope for a brighter future despite the hateful rhetoric coming from politicians.

The GRPD and the city have promised transparency and accountability and a full investigation. But despite calls from Lyoya’s grief-stricken family and from the traumatized and outraged Grand Rapids community, the officer’s name has been withheld. Why?