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News & Commentary about Racial Justice

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The Racial Justice Program (RJP) fights to eradicate racial injustice in the U.S. and works to foster a society in which people of color and communities of color have full access to the rights and benefits of American society. Working with affected communities, RJP litigates, advocates, and educates to strike at the roots of racial injustice.
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Colored Water Fountain

Jul 9, 2018

The 14th Amendment Was Intended to Achieve Racial Justice — And We Must Keep It That Way

The 14th Amendment Was Intended to Achieve Racial Justice — And We Must Keep It That Way
Police officer saluting

Jul 9, 2018

Police in Pennsylvania Are Abusing the State's Hate Crime Law to Punish Speech

Police in Pennsylvania Are Abusing the State's Hate Crime Law to Punish Speech
A young child of Japanese ancestry evacuates by train to internment

Jul 6, 2018

America Was in the Business of Separating Families Long Before Trump

America Was in the Business of Separating Families Long Before Trump
Painting of Philando Castile

Jul 6, 2018

Two Years After the Police Killing of Philando Castile, Justice Continues to Be Denied

Two Years After the Police Killing of Philando Castile, Justice Continues to Be Denied
Betsy Devos

Jul 3, 2018

DeVos Doesn’t Believe that Promoting Racial Diversity in Schools Is a Worthwhile Cause

DeVos Doesn’t Believe that Promoting Racial Diversity in Schools Is a Worthwhile Cause
Child in handcuffs

Jul 2, 2018

Innocent Students Are Getting Criminalizing Probation in One California County

Innocent Students Are Getting Criminalizing Probation in One California County
Emancipation Day Band, 1900

Jun 19, 2018

Americans Are at Risk of Forgetting Slavery and Repeating Our Mistakes

Americans Are at Risk of Forgetting Slavery and Repeating Our Mistakes
Police Car Night

Jun 18, 2018

How Police Can Stop Being Weaponized by Bias-Motivated 911 Calls

How Police Can Stop Being Weaponized by Bias-Motivated 911 Calls
Faribault

Jun 13, 2018

Minnesota City’s Ordinance Illegally Targets People of Color in Rental Housing

Minnesota City’s Ordinance Illegally Targets People of Color in Rental Housing
Lorraine Gray with her sons

Jun 5, 2018

A Woman Called the Police on My Native American Sons While They Were on a College Tour

A Woman Called the Police on My Native American Sons While They Were on a College Tour