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Civil Rights Organizations Call for Accountability in Police Assault of Woodland Hills, PA Student

There is a fundamental mismatch between the nurturing school climate students need to learn and grow, and the culture of policing, a culture primarily tasked with law enforcement.

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National Racial Justice Organization Condemns Confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court

We call on all supporters of democracy, voting rights and the rights of marginalized communities to remain vigilant as we continue to fight for justice in the face of institutions that threaten our country’s promise of a just democracy.

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Latest Racist Killing Yet Another Fatal Reminder: Normalizing Racism Entails Deadly Risk

The rise of hate crimes like this one are countenanced because of the White supremacist views embraced across this country and by those in power.

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Racial Justice Groups Unite in Call for Solidarity

An attack on one is an attack on all, and we will meet this with resistance and affirmations of each other’s humanity.

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Enhanced Protections for Law Enforcement Officers without Comprehensive Accountability is an Attack on Black and Brown Communities

Trump and Sessions are painting a false picture of a nation riddled with violent crime in an effort to reverse every shred of progress that has been made.

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Statement on Nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court

For people of color, there is no limit to what could hang on the balance with this nomination.

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Turning Hatred and Xenophobia Into Policy Is Wrong, Immoral and Anti-American

It was clear from the beginning that the slogan, ‘Make America Great Again,’ was a call to white nationalists and a nod to exclusionary policies that target people of color.

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Attacks on Voting Rights Are Intolerable, Must Be Condemned

Buttressed on a lie, Trump is looking to make it harder to vote by questioning the integrity of our election system.

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A Time to Fight, Organize and Protect

A candidate who won on racism, sexism and xenophobia is moving into the White House.

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Video of North Carolina Police Officer’s Assault of Black Female Student Shows Why Cops Don’t Belong in Schools

Schools should be a safe place for learning and growth for all children. This can’t happen until officers are taken out of schools.

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Police Must be Held Accountable for the Murder of Walter Scott

To anyone who cannot comprehend why Black and Brown communities and their allies are marching in the streets screaming ‘Black Lives Matter,’ this is why.

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Sessions is Latest Dangerous Addition to Trump Administration

Offering Jeff Sessions the post of attorney general is how Trump comes through in his promise – we are witnessing how words morph into policies and practices that harm people of color.

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