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The Racial Justice Program (RJP) fights to eradicate racial injustice in the U.S. and works to foster a society in which people of color and communities of color have full access to the rights and benefits of American society. Working with affected communities, RJP litigates, advocates, and educates to strike at the roots of racial injustice.
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An aerial view of a neighborhood filled with houses.

Apr 21, 2023

Access to Housing is the Civil Rights Issue of our Time (Again)

Access to Housing is the Civil Rights Issue of our Time (Again)

Apr 20, 2023

Clemency Is One Answer to the War On Drugs

Clemency Is One Answer to the War On Drugs
Ashley Lomboy (left) and her son Logan (right).

Mar 22, 2023

My Son's Hair is Part of a Thousand-Year-Old Tribal Culture. His School Called it a 'Fad.'

My Son's Hair is Part of a Thousand-Year-Old Tribal Culture. His School Called it a 'Fad.'
A case work supervisor looks over the first screen of software used by workers who field calls at an intake call screening center for the Allegheny County Children.

Mar 14, 2023

How Policy Hidden in an Algorithm is Threatening Families in This Pennsylvania County

How Policy Hidden in an Algorithm is Threatening Families in This Pennsylvania County

Mar 9, 2023

How Originalism Hurts Women

How Originalism Hurts Women
A view of a group of house roofs.

Mar 2, 2023

Reckoning with America's Racial Residential Segregation

Reckoning with America's Racial Residential Segregation
A portrait of individuals who were part of the Freedom House.

Feb 15, 2023

Saving Black Lives in Pittsburgh, One Call at a Time

Saving Black Lives in Pittsburgh, One Call at a Time
Emalyce Kee, holding up her "forbidden" graduation cap that she decorated with Native beads on May 25, 2022, in Cedar City, Utah.

Feb 9, 2023

State Lawmakers Must Protect the Cultural and Religious Expression of Indigenous Students

State Lawmakers Must Protect the Cultural and Religious Expression of Indigenous Students
Autherine Lucy, left, front, 26-year-old student at the University of Alabama, arrives at U.S. District Court for the hearing of her petition for an order requiring the school to re-admit her to classes in Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 29, 1956. With Lucy are her legal team, Thurgood Marshall, tall man at center, and Arthur Shores, carrying coat at right.

Feb 1, 2023

Making Black History, Building Black Futures

Making Black History, Building Black Futures
Louisiana State Penitentiary

Jan 26, 2023

Louisiana's Former Death Row is Now Holding Kids

Louisiana's Former Death Row is Now Holding Kids