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Hurricane Ida’s Destruction was the Result of Years of Systemic Racism
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NY DOB employee inspects a house where people were killed when…
Jail-Based Voting Rights Are a Key Part of Criminal-Legal Reform
By Imani Brooks, Civil RightsRoughly 750,000 Americans are…
Reclaiming ‘Missing’ Children: They Don’t Fail – the System Fails Them
By Rhokeisha Ford, Center NYC
As a New York City public high school…
US Policy Toward Haitian Immigrants is Part of a Long, Troubled History
Protest at the UN headquarters to stop Haitian deportations.…
Removing Police From Schools: Inaugural Learning for Justice Magazine Includes Story Explaining How School Resource Officers Harm Black and Brown Children
By SPL CenterLatrice Johnson’s teenage son faced criminal…
Groundbreaking Analysis of Hate Crime Laws Finds Limitations and Opportunities in the Face of Rising Hate Violence
By SPL CenterWith a rise in hate violence across the country, a…
‘Cruel, Unfair and Racist’: Black immigrants whose fathers are U.S. citizens push to overturn law that keeps them from obtaining citizenship
By Liz VinsonBehind the steel gates of a remote immigrant…
Opinion: Merrick Garland: It is Time for Congress to act Again to Protect the Right to Vote
A young Black woman demonstrator at a rally at the Capitol protests…
Biden Administration says long Covid can be Considered a Disability Under Law
By Maeve Sheehey and Rebecca Rainey, PoliticoThe Biden administration…
Senator Chuck Schumer Proposes Decriminalization of Marijuana at the Federal Level
By Victoria FalkJust a few months after New York’s Governor,…
Gillibrand, Joined by Brooklyn BP Eric Adams, Announces Federal Gun Trafficking Legislation
Brooklyn, N.Y. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, joined…
Police Body Cams and Your Miranda Rights: Another Reason to Invoke the Fifth
Just about every U.S. citizen knows their Miranda Rights. They've…
Congress Must act to Correct Flaws in the First Step Act
By Eric Gonzalez and Kassandra Frederique, The HillA unanimous…
Ending Virtual-School Oppression: Black Students are Disproportionately Punished for Harmless Behavior at Home During Zoom Classes
By SPLCIsaiah Elliott was suspended from seventh grade for…