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Jun 19, 2023

Reparations, in Our Lifetime

The fight for reparations is gaining ground across the country, and can no longer be ignored.
The fight for reparations is gaining ground across the country, and can no longer be ignored.
Demonstrators with the Reparationist Collective gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to demand reparations from slavery and inequity
Demonstrators with the Reparationist Collective gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to demand reparations from slavery and inequity
Jun 15, 2023

Protecting the Indian Child Welfare Act at the State Level

The Supreme Court issued a landmark victory for tribal sovereignty in Brackeen v. Haaland.
The Supreme Court issued a landmark victory for tribal sovereignty in Brackeen v. Haaland.
Demonstrators stand outside the US Supreme Court to hear decisions over Indian Child Welfare Act.
Demonstrators stand outside the US Supreme Court to hear decisions over Indian Child Welfare Act.
Jun 14, 2023

Showing Up for Trans Students in Virginia

With parents, trans youth, allies, and partners, the ACLU of Virginia pushed back against a discriminatory school board policy.
With parents, trans youth, allies, and partners, the ACLU of Virginia pushed back against a discriminatory school board policy.
A photo of Pat Jordan.
A photo of Pat Jordan.
Jun 8, 2023

We're Here to Stay: Black Trans Futures

In Alabama, Black trans folks are building community, and their futures.
In Alabama, Black trans folks are building community, and their futures.
Trans activists Ro Robinson and Aadhya.
Trans activists Ro Robinson and Aadhya.
May 19, 2023

This Week, Anti-Abortion Extremists Showed Us Who They Really Are

Lawmakers are bending the democratic process and ignoring their constituents to push health care out of reach.
Lawmakers are bending the democratic process and ignoring their constituents to push health care out of reach.
Protesters advocating reproductive rights gather at the State Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Protesters advocating reproductive rights gather at the State Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska.
May 19, 2023

Justice and Safety, Not Fear, Continue to Win at the Ballot Box

In Pennsylvania and across the country, voters are electing candidates who offer solutions and hope, not fear and failure.
In Pennsylvania and across the country, voters are electing candidates who offer solutions and hope, not fear and failure.
Election workers handle ballots at the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse in Pittsburgh.
Election workers handle ballots at the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse in Pittsburgh.