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Why Black People Must Be Informed And Empowered About Their Rights With The Police
To this day, I have not been able to watch the whole video of George Floyd’s execution by police on a Minneapolis street. Nor can I bring myself to view the countless other recordings of Black and brown people who have been unlawfully killed by those sworn to protect and serve the public. I start having flashbacks about my own traumatic police encounter that happened when I was 16 — a still vivid memory 11 years later. I’m reminded of how easily I could have ended up as another name chanted in the streets during Black Lives Matter protests.
The House that Ruth Built: ACLU of Northern CA Reflects on the Legacy of RBG
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a trailblazing social justice warrior who made it her life’s work to tear down gender-biased laws. The ACLU of Northern California shares some of our staff’s reflections on her legacy.
ACLU Calls On Tech Companies to End Their Alliance with ICE and CBP
Tech companies provide access to the sensitive personal information used to destroy communities and undermine the rights that we work every day to protect. Join the #NoTechforICE campaign.
Banning My “Phenomenally Black” Shirt is Only a Symptom of the Racism in Bakersfield Schools
CPRAs re: DA Compliance with Batson & Wheeler Mandates
List of California jury selection training materials used by different District Attorney offices throughout the state.
Banning Dangerous Surveillance Tech is One Step Towards Wider Police Reform in Santa Cruz
Facial recognition and predictive policing technology fuel the exact type of intrusive and racially discriminatory policing that people are protesting against.
By Peter Gelblum
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