From holding police accountable to defending voting rights, 2024 was a busy year! Here's a quick look at how we showed up to defend civil rights in Mississippi this year, and a sneak peek at how we plan to continue the fight in 2025.
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Over the past 50 years, our schools have become sites of increased criminalization of young people—a disturbing fact that is even truer for poor Black and Latino communities.
Jackson, MS - Journey along with 19 young men of color as they conquer the school to prison pipeline during a special showcase of the R.O.O.T.S. of Sunflower County museum exhibit at the Smith Robertson Museum(528 Bloom Street, Jackson, MS) all month long in May.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly today passed a bill that does not repeal the discriminatory HB 2 law. Instead, it keeps in place the most harmful parts of the law.
Indianola, MS –The Reclaiming Our Origins Through Story (R.O.O.T.S.) Project is the narrative component of the Sunflower County Systems Change Project (SCSCP).
Jackson, Miss. – The ACLU of Mississippi applauds the state legislature for passing legislation that promotes transparency in civil asset forfeiture. While we believe the practice of civil asset forfeiture should be abandoned, we also support meaningful reform efforts.