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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![Demonstrators carry signs demanding justice for George Floyd.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/04/WEB21-Justice-for-George-Floyd-Standard-Header-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Apr 22, 2021
Derek Chauvin Verdict Means Accountability, Not Justice
Apr 21, 2021
Derek Chauvin Verdict Means Accountability, Not Justice
![Protestors demonstrate in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after the shooting death of Daunte Wright.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/04/WEB21-Daunte-Wright-Protest-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Apr 16, 2021
Daunte Wright Should Never Have Been Stopped
Apr 14, 2021
Daunte Wright Should Never Have Been Stopped
![A picture of ACLU's systemic equality poster framed and placed on top of a desk.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/04/SE-Internal-Header-Image-1-400x266.jpg)
Apr 7, 2021
The Promise of Systemic Equality Starts at Home
Apr 1, 2021
Why New Domestic Terrorism Laws Won't End White Supremacy
![Demonstrators protesting anti-Asian racism.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/04/WEB21-Protest-Racism-Against-Asian-Americans-Standard-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Apr 1, 2021
The Links Between Racialized and Gender-Based Violence
![A black man receiving his diploma and giving a handshake.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/Student-Debt-Blog-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Mar 30, 2021
Student Debt is a Racial Justice Issue. Here’s What President Biden Can Do to Help.
![Chanel Miller attends the Glamour Women of the Year Awards.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/Chanel-Miller-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Mar 26, 2021
Artist and Writer Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism
![Kristin Graziano.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/WEB21-Kristin-Graziano-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Mar 22, 2021
Sheriff Kristin Graziano and the New Movement for Public Safety