News & Commentary
May 23, 2016
From Brown v. Board to Cleveland, Mississippi, a history fraught with injustice
By Jennifer Riley-Collins, Executive Director
May 04, 2016
"Community Conversations" Town Halls Scheduled in Response to Discrimination in Mississippi
May 04, 2016
ACLU of MS Wraps Up 2016 Legislative Summary
By Erik R. Fleming, Director of Advocacy and Policy
May 03, 2016
Expected Civil Asset Forfeiture Task Force Should Make Transparency Top Priority
By Blake Feldman, Criminal Justice Advocacy Coordinator
Apr 28, 2016
White House: Severe Criminal Justice Policies Hurt U.S. Economy
Published in The New York Times via Reuters
Apr 25, 2016
Religious accommodation, religious liberty, religious freedom, or just plain discrimination?
Published in the Jackson Advocate.
Apr 21, 2016
Time to enact Mississippi Civil Rights Act
By Todd Allen, Equality Advocacy Coordinator
Apr 13, 2016
Debating Restraining, Secluding Kids
René Hardwick says seclusion of students is “not just time out.” Photo by Imani Khayyam. JACKSON — CANTON—Volance Sanders' 13-year-old son was in his language-arts class at Nichols Middle School in the Canton Public School District where, he said, another boy kept hitting him. The boy appealed to his teacher for help, but he said the teacher dismissed his complaints, brushing off the other student's actions. So the boy kept hitting him. Finally, Sanders' son had enough. He stood up, coming face-to-face with the other boy. That's when former Nichols Middle School principal Brent Ward
Stay Informed
Sign up to be the first to hear about how to take action.
By completing this form, I agree to receive occasional emails per the terms of the ACLU’s privacy statement.
By completing this form, I agree to receive occasional emails per the terms of the ACLU’s privacy statement.