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From Pranks to Prison
Cross-posted from Blog of Rights. It’s safe to say that Tyell Morton, a high school senior at Rushville High in Indiana, is probably not laughing anymore. A few months ago... Continue reading
Take action: Stop extremist takeover of textbooks
The Texas State Board of Education released ideologically-tainted amendments to the state’s school curriculum that would essentially rewrite history last week. Texas is the largest distributor of text books, and... Continue reading
Texas rewrites history
The Texas State Board of Education released amendments to the state’s school curriculum that would essentially rewrite history on Thursday, according to the American Civil Liberties Union’s Blog of Rights.... Continue reading
Celebrate Black History Month with the ACLU of Illinois
February is Black History Month. In honor of the celebration, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois is remembering some cases in our long history of working for racial justice... Continue reading
CPS admission policy may shut out African-American and Latino students from the city’s highest-performing schools
A debate is accelerating among some members of Chicago City Council and leaders of the Chicago Public Schools concerning a new plan to assure diversity in the city’s magnet and... Continue reading
Anti-Profiling Measure Extended in Illinois
With little fanfare – and nearly no media attention – Illinois Governor Pat Quinn recently signed legislation that extends the collection of data by police of every motorist they stop.... Continue reading
Traffic Stop Data Collection
HB 648 – Public Act 96-0658 Sponsored by Representative Davis and Senator Meeks, House Bill 648 lifted a sunset imposed in prior legislation on traffic stop data collection to address... Continue reading
Illinois must act on racial profiling
Cross-posted at the Chicago Sun-Times. Lost amid the controversy surrounding President Obama’s remarks about the arrest of Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. are the president’s contemporaneous comments regarding racial profiling... Continue reading
A Matter of No Middle Ground
Crossposted at HuffingtonPost. For the moment, President Obama and many pundits have arrived at a comfortable middle ground: Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Sergeant James L. Crowley each over-reacted... Continue reading
Ask Governor Quinn to help end racial profiling
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