News & Commentary

We still have work to do to assure Black Mississippians that racial justice is an ACLU priority. The only way to really accomplish that is to do the work and show up.

It should not come as a surprise that Mississippi ranks at the bottom in voter turnout. Just because we can overcome doesn’t mean we should accept it. The best way to fight back against voter suppression is to vote.

My school district tried to force me to go against my identity to fit their description of “Sunday best" at my high school graduation; though I lost my case, I refuse to stop being myself.

With the help of the Native American Rights Fund, the ACLU of Mississippi, and the ACLU, Zuri Wilson was able to wear an eagle feather and receive a star quilt at graduation.

Meet Gus and Tamra. Together, they’ve practiced radical love and vulnerability to create space for growth, empathy and queer community.

Today’s Supreme Court decision affirmed the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits states from packing or cracking Black communities in a way that limits their ability to elect candidates of their choice. This is why we're challenging Mississippi’s legislative and judicial districts.

To wear tribal regalia is to reclaim Indigenous identity and honor ancestors who could not do the same.

We are working with our partners in states across the country to defend reproductive freedom.

We talked to the author of one of the most banned books in the country about the unique power of books and why Black queer voices are so threatening to those trying to silence them.