News & Commentary

Governor Bryant’s 2019 State of the State address painted a rosy picture of a state that has moved far beyond its dark past. The dramatic racial and economic disparities in our state reveal the fact that we have not come far enough.

By Udi Ofer, Deputy National Political Director and Director of Campaign for Smart Justice, ACLU

By Madhuri Grewal, Federal Immigration Policy Counsel, ACLU National Political Advocacy Department & Chris Rickerd, Policy Counsel, ACLU National Political Advocacy Department

By Lauren Kuhlik, Equal Justice Works Fellow, ACLU National Prison Project

By Jeffery Robinson, ACLU Deputy Legal Director

In response to Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban found “unequivocally” unconstitutional in federal court, Joshua Tom, legal director of the ACLU of Mississippi, had the following statement:

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an international and annual observance held on November 20 to honor those who have lost their lives violently due to anti-transgender hate or prejudice. TDOR also serves to raise awareness of hate crimes against transgender people.

By Dennis Parker, Director, ACLU Racial Justice Program

Against the backdrop of racially charged comments by elected officials, Jeff Robinson, deputy legal director at the American Civil Liberties Union, will lead a conversation on the history of racism in Mississippi and America on Monday, November 19, 2018 at 6 p.m. at the Jackson Convention Complex Theatre.“A Front Row Seat” will offer insight into the state’s history of slavery, slave patrols, lynchings, black codes, Jim Crow, and modern-day mass incarceration the night before the final debate between candidates for U.S. Senate in the special runoff election. The event will take audience members through a historic exploration of racial terrorism on a local and national level. There will also be an opportunity for audience members to ask questions.