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Since the nation’s founding, the fabric of American society has been woven with deeply racist policies, practices, and attitudes that harm Black and Indigenous people of color. These policies have led to an unequal system where white people have both implicit and explicit advantages because of the color of their skin, leading to better opportunities in jobs, education, and housing.
Systemic Equality is a racial justice agenda that seeks to address America’s legacy of racism and systemic discrimination through administrative and legislative campaigns targeting the Biden-Harris administration and Congress, advocacy efforts, legal strategies to strike down laws and practices that exclude and harm, and a significant investment and dedicated resources in the South.
News and Commentary
Three Reasons Why Congress Must Pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Now
Three Reasons Why Congress Must Pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act NowWorkers still are routinely denied the temporary job changes they need to have healthy pregnancies — but a bipartisan bill is poised to provide millions of workers with these protections.
With Reproductive Freedom in Danger, New Jersey Must Expand Protections and Access
With Reproductive Freedom in Danger, New Jersey Must Expand Protections and AccessIt’s past time for the state to affirm autonomy, racial and economic justice, and community health to ensure that reproductive health care is accessible for all who need it.
Here are the States We’re Watching as Redistricting Begins
Here are the States We’re Watching as Redistricting BeginsThis year, as states across the country begin to redraw their district lines, the ACLU works to ensure that these new electoral lines are not gerrymandered. Voters should pick their politicians. Politicians should not pick their voters.
