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Video of School Police Officer Body Slamming Student Demonstrates Need to Remove Police From Schools April 7, 2016

This video confirms what data has already shown: School police officers do little keep students safe.

OCR Announces Investigation of Discrimination Against Black Students in Pinellas County April 5, 2016

Every day that goes by is a day in which another Black student risks being criminalized and pushed out by Pinellas County Schools.

Supreme Court Ruling on Texas Redistricting Case Affirms Value of One Person, One Vote April 4, 2016

Today’s ruling is one step, of many, needed to protect the core values of representative and constitutional democracy.

New Report Shows Georgia’s ‘Felony Driving Law’s’ Disproportionate Impact on Communities of Color March 24, 2016

We will not live in fear, and we will fight this law until families like Toñita’s, Gloria’s and Ignacio’s are no longer besieged by it.

Long Lines in Arizona Signal Electoral Chaos; Voters of Color Face Steep Barriers to the Ballot March 24, 2016

There is no excuse for the top elections officials to not have known, remembered, or expected the growing participation of Latino voters.

Plaintiff in Trial Challenging NC’s Restrictive Voter ID Law to Visit White House March 16, 2016

Ms. Eaton embodies the spirit of democracy.