The Links Between Racialized and Gender-Based Violence

Racialized and gender-based violence are deeply intertwined and rooted in prejudice and discrimination. Recognizing this is just the starting point to address and prevent violence experienced by those who are most marginalized in our society.

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There’s a Lot That Can Go Wrong With ‘Vaccine Passports’

Any proposal for vaccine credentials must be primarily paper-based, decentralized, and protect privacy.

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Student Debt is a Racial Justice Issue. Here’s What President Biden Can Do to Help.

Canceling student debt is a critical step to closing the racial wealth gap and securing financial stability and economic mobility for Black and Brown borrowers.

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The Government is Racing to Deploy AI, But at What Cost to Our Freedom?

Our FOIA request seeks to uncover information about what types of AI tools intelligence agencies are deploying, what rules constrain their use, and what dangers these systems pose to privacy and due process.

Face recognition and personal identification technologies in street surveillance cameras covering people's faces.

We the People: Olivia Data

Olivia, a 17-year-old junior at Century High School in Bismarck, is committed to making North Dakota better for everyone – which is why she’s active with Student Advocates of North Dakota and more.

By Olivia Data

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New Mexico Showed Us What Protecting Abortion Rights Looks Like

How an intersectional movement of women, families, faith leaders, and medical providers, Indigenous, Black, and Latinx reproductive justice leaders alongside reproductive rights advocates in New Mexico organized to protect reproductive health care.

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Racial Justice and Civil Liberties: An Inseparable History at the ACLU

Over the past century, the ACLU’s work to combat racial discrimination has grown, evolved, and deepened.

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Debunk the Myths Fueling Anti-Trans Legislation Like House Bill 1298

The fight to defend trans athletes' rights in North Dakota will require rooting out the inaccurate beliefs underlying harmful policies sweeping through state legislatures. 

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Beyond the Bans: State Attacks on Abortion in 2021

In the first months of 2021, two states passed abortion bans, and several more could soon join them. But there are also more subtle and nefarious restrictions on the horizon — bills that will push abortion out of reach without explicitly banning it.

Protestors holding signs calling for the end of abortion bans.