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A waving rainbow flag reading "Rest In Power Daniel Aston" sits at the memorial created outside of Club Q.

Nov 22, 2022

The Club Q Shooting Took Trans Lives and Destabilized a Community

The Club Q Shooting Took Trans Lives and Destabilized a Community
A compelation photo of the TPS holders.

Oct 13, 2022

The US Government Gave Them Protection. Now It May Take It Away.

The US Government Gave Them Protection. Now It May Take It Away.
The U.S.-Mexico border.

Sep 29, 2022

Five Things to Know About the Right to Seek Asylum

Five Things to Know About the Right to Seek Asylum
With helmets, gas masks and armed with shotguns, state police overlook the Attica prison yard which is filled with prisoners, face down in mud with their hands behind their heads. Other policemen are in orange ponchos are walking and searching the prisoners in Sept. 1971.

Sep 26, 2022

50 Years of Fighting for the Rights of Incarcerated People

50 Years of Fighting for the Rights of Incarcerated People
Shelby County Court

Sep 12, 2022

Despite Backlash, Voters and Lawmakers Continue to Choose Criminal Justice Reform

Despite Backlash, Voters and Lawmakers Continue to Choose Criminal Justice Reform
Delegates converse while in attendace at the United Nations General Assembly on October 26, 2022 in New York City.

Aug 31, 2022

UN Racial Justice Experts Call on Biden to End the 287(g) Program

UN Racial Justice Experts Call on Biden to End the 287(g) Program
Delegates, arrayed in an expanding circle of desks, attend the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

Aug 12, 2022

UN Racial Justice Review Gives Biden Opportunity to Center International Human Rights

UN Racial Justice Review Gives Biden Opportunity to Center International Human Rights
Protest at Brooklyn for trans youth rights.

Aug 11, 2022

Trans Health Care in Florida: What You Need to Know

Trans Health Care in Florida: What You Need to Know
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, second from right, looks up along with U.S Border Patrol agents as a drone flies overhead as he tours a section of the border wall Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Hidalgo, Texas.

Aug 4, 2022

Despite SCOTUS Ruling, the Biden Administration Can Prevent a Reversion to Trump's Deportation Machine

Despite SCOTUS Ruling, the Biden Administration Can Prevent a Reversion to Trump's Deportation Machine
A newborn heel prick being performed.

Jul 26, 2022

Police Are Using Newborn Genetic Screening to Search for Suspects, Threatening Privacy and Public Health

Police Are Using Newborn Genetic Screening to Search for Suspects, Threatening Privacy and Public Health