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Feb 27, 2025

'We Have to Reclaim Race and Racism'

As a former teacher, the ACLU’s Leah Watson has seen first-hand how beneficial an inclusive education can be. Today, she’s fighting attempts to deprive students of their right to learn.
As a former teacher, the ACLU’s Leah Watson has seen first-hand how beneficial an inclusive education can be. Today, she’s fighting attempts to deprive students of their right to learn.
A smiling Leah Watson (a black woman wearing glasses, black business attire and a pin on her left shoulder stands next to a woman wearing a white flower dress wearing glasses and black) gathers for a picture with colleagues.
A smiling Leah Watson (a black woman wearing glasses, black business attire and a pin on her left shoulder stands next to a woman wearing a white flower dress wearing glasses and black) gathers for a picture with colleagues.
Feb 25, 2025

'I Won’t Abandon My Country'

Maria is a third-generation Latina American who loves her country as much as she loves her husband, Miguel, who is undocumented. In a moment when Donald Trump has threatened to unlawfully deport millions, for...
Maria is a third-generation Latina American who loves her country as much as she loves her husband, Miguel, who is undocumented. In a moment when Donald Trump has threatened to unlawfully deport millions, for...
Illustration of a person with long hair sitting up in bed at night and facing a window with blinds half drawn that hide the top half of the moon.
Illustration of a person with long hair sitting up in bed at night and facing a window with blinds half drawn that hide the top half of the moon.
Feb 24, 2025

State and Local Governments Are Saying No to Trump's Radical Agenda

To resist the Trump administrations’ attacks on our rights, local lawmakers across the country are protecting LGBTQ people, immigrants and reproductive health.
To resist the Trump administrations’ attacks on our rights, local lawmakers across the country are protecting LGBTQ people, immigrants and reproductive health.
An ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION protest and press conference.
An ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION protest and press conference.
Feb 24, 2025

The Infrastructure of Racial Justice Is Under Attack. We Must Fight for It

The laws, systems, and structures that support racial equity in America will stand strong in the face of inordinate pressure, but only if we band together to protect this vital civil rights infrastructure.
The laws, systems, and structures that support racial equity in America will stand strong in the face of inordinate pressure, but only if we band together to protect this vital civil rights infrastructure.
Civil Rights March, Washington DC. on August 28, 1963.
Civil Rights March, Washington DC. on August 28, 1963.
Feb 20, 2025

What Students Lose When School Becomes a Political Battleground

The Trump administration is attempting to push its political ideals and conservative agenda on students and restrict access to a diverse and inclusive education. Students are speaking out about how harmful...
The Trump administration is attempting to push its political ideals and conservative agenda on students and restrict access to a diverse and inclusive education. Students are speaking out about how harmful...
A group of high school students wearing blue shirts reading "DISSENT IS PATRIOTIC" pose for the camera.
A group of high school students wearing blue shirts reading "DISSENT IS PATRIOTIC" pose for the camera.
Feb 13, 2025

The Targeted Chaos of Trump’s Attacks Against International Human Rights Law and Justice

Donald Trump has positioned his administration to launch one of the most abusive and aggressive assaults on human rights in U.S. presidential history.
Donald Trump has positioned his administration to launch one of the most abusive and aggressive assaults on human rights in U.S. presidential history.
A photo of the UN flag.
A photo of the UN flag.