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Spotlight
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
Canceling Student Debt Can Help Build Black Women’s Futures
Canceling Student Debt Can Help Build Black Women’s FuturesWe don’t need more shallow praise for “saving” the nation — we need Biden to cancel our student debt.
Mass ICE Detention is Unnecessary — and We Have Proof
Mass ICE Detention is Unnecessary — and We Have ProofImmigration detention was cruel, abusive, and degrading before the pandemic hit — but as in so many other places, COVID-19 made the system's brutality impossible to ignore.
No More Spying on Journalists
No More Spying on JournalistsExisting Justice Department policies have not prevented abusive spying on reporters. The White House, Justice Department, and Congress need to impose far stronger, lasting safeguards.
