Press Releases
about Racial Justice
Mar 04, 2019
ACLU Report Highlights Staff Shortages, Over-Policing, and Discriminatory Discipline in Schools
ACLU Analysis of Federal Civil Rights Data Shows Large Disparities in School Arrests in Every State, Fueled by Lack of Support Staff
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Jan 30, 2019
Smith College Implements Racial Profiling Reforms in Response to ACLU Client Oumou Kanoute鈥檚 Advocacy
Kanoute Was Reported to Police While Eating Lunch in August 2018
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Dec 18, 2018
ACLU Statement on Call for Repeal of Obama-era School Discipline Guidance
NEW YORK 鈥 The Trump administration Commission on School Safety today called for the repeal of Obama-era federal guidance on school discipline. The guidance is intended to addres...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Nov 29, 2018
ACLU, ACLU of Florida, NAACP-LDF File Complaint Against Discriminatory Hair Policies in Florida Schools
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. 鈥 The 老熟女午夜福利, the ACLU of Florida, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today filed an administrative complaint ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Nov 13, 2018
ACLU Response to Sen. Hyde-Smith 鈥楶ublic Hanging鈥 Comment
JACKSON, Miss. 鈥 Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith recently made racially-charged comments during a campaign rally in Tupelo. Yesterday, standing beside and defended by Gov. Phil...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Oct 29, 2018
ACLU Statement on Smith College Findings on Racial Profiling of Black Student
NEW YORK 鈥 Smith College investigators issued findings today on the July 31 racial profiling incident involving Oumou Kanoute, a black student who was reported to campus police w...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
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