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Making Black History, Building Black Futures

The battle for civil rights continues to this day. Here are some of the Black leaders who laid the groundwork — and those carrying the fight for true equality into the future.

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February 21, 2023

Veto Letter Sent to Gov. Reeves On HB 1125

The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi (ACLU of Mississippi) sent a letter to Governor Tate Reeves urging him to veto HB 1125, a bill that would ban medical treatment for transgender youth under...

February 8, 2023

House Bill 1020 Moves to Mississippi Senate

Tuesday night, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed House Bill 1020, a plan that increases policing, strips voting and political power away from the majority Black citizens of Jackson, and...

January 26, 2023

ACLU-MS Statement on HB 1020

HB 1020 is a move to take voting power, political power, and tax revenue away from the majority Black citizens of Jackson.