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Tag Archives: ACLU
Comparing the Goals of the ACLU’s Racial Justice Program and Criminal Law Reform Project to Hillary Clinton’s Criminal Justice Reform Platform
By Claire Nagel Associate Editor, Vol. 22 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has made racial justice and criminal justice reform central issues in her campaign. During the first presidential debate on September 26th, Secretary Clinton responded to a question about how … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, criminal justice reform, Criminal Law Reform Project, debtors' prisons, Hillary Clinton, implicit bias, implicit bias training, Keith LaMonte Scott, National Prison Project, politics, presidential campaign, Program to End Mass Incarceration, racial divisions, racial justice, Racial Justice Program, racial profiling, Secretary Clinton's platform, selective en, selective enforcement
DOJ Private Prisons Memo is a Good Start
By Serena Rabie Associate Editor, Vol. 21 Executive Editor, Vol. 22 On August 18, the Justice Department (DOJ) made waves when it issued a memorandum announcing the end of its use of private prisons. The memorandum instructs officials to either decline to renew … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, Arizona prison, August 18 Memo, black lives matter, California prison, Christopher Petrella, civil rights, Department of Justice, DOJ private prisons memo, memo, minority recidivism, Prison, prison reform, prison services, private prison contracts, private prisons, public prisons, racial injustice, recidivism, state prisons, Texas prison, University of California-Berkeley, war on drugs
#MediaSoWhite
By Saeeda Joseph-Charles Associate Editor, Vol. 21 Managing Editor, Vol. 22 Jada and Will Smith boycotted the Oscars this year in what they said was an attempt to bring attention to the lack of diversity[1] in Hollywood. Other stars, like David Oyelowo, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged ACLU, Black women, David Oyelowo, diversity, EEOC, FCC, George Clooney, grammys, hip hop, Hollywood, Jada Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Lauren Hill, Lupito Nyong'o, media, media diversity, media ownership, media stereotypes, mediasowhite, minorities, music, oscars, oscarssowhite, OutKast, pop, R&B, Telecommunications Act, Will Smith
