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May 18, 2021

Andrew Brown Jr. - ACLU of NC Statement on the System Working As Designed

“The decision not to bring charges against those who killed Andrew Brown Jr. is a sign that the system is working as it was designed to. These cases of state-sanctioned murder are not anomalies. They are...

May 12, 2021

N.C. House Seeks to Censor Critical Thinking in Proposal That Limits Discussions of Racism and Sexism Public Schools

“Slavery and its legacy of oppression are parts of North Carolina’s history that Black people are still facing today. The recent protests and calls for racial justice demonstrate that people across North...

May 11, 2021

ACLU of NC Condemns Senate Passage of Anti-Abortion Legislation

“We all deserve access to health care based on our medical needs and doctor’s best judgment. If this bill becomes law, doctors may be forced to take babies that have no chance of survival from their parents’...

May 10, 2021

ACLU Statement on the House Passage of HB 805, Anti-Protester Legislation

“We know that people of color are far more likely to suffer unfair and unnecessary harm when law enforcement is given broad discretion to arrest, charge, and severely punish people. This will surely be the...

May 10, 2021

Lawmakers Advance Legislation Affirming the Dignity and Humanity of People Who Are Incarcerated

“This law is needed to protect incarcerated people who experience dehumanizing, demeaning, and demoralizing practices that continue the disgraceful legacy of violating Black women’s reproductive rights and...

May 10, 2021

International Accountability is Critical to Dismantling Systemic Racism and Police Brutality Domestically

A robust international accountability mechanism would further support and complement, not undermine, efforts to dismantle systemic racism in the United States.

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