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Two signs are held up during the May Day March In Manhattan, New York on May 1, 2025. The largest of the signs is in the foreground and reads"We Are a Nation of Immigrants," while the smaller in the background reads, " WE ARE ALL (EXCEPT NATIVE...

Help Wanted: Oklahoma’s Immigration Crisis and the Urgent Need For Habeas Counsel

Oklahoma has a growing immigration enforcement crisis.

By Travis Handler

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NextGen Meeting: Find your voice. Create change.

The goal of this program is to provide students with a place to meet other young advocates, connect with community leaders, and learn new skills and information that will allow them to be better advocates in their schools and communities.

The purpose of this first meeting is for students to get to know each other and meet community organizing leaders in OKC. Students will also have a chance to brainstorm ideas on how to approach pressing issues in their communities.

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Stay informed on civil rights issues. Discover our latest actions and updates in the Press Release section.

Feb 28, 2023

Crossing the Bridge Together: The Fight for Voting Rights Marches On

Ensuring access to the ballot for Black voters is a community-led, daily pursuit.

Demonstrators including Vice President Kamala Harris march on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" on Sunday, March 6, 2022.
Feb 23, 2023

Texas’ Attempt to Tear Parents and Trans Youth Apart, One Year Later

As our fight to keep families together continues in court, the persecution of transgender youth in Texas continues.

A protest sign reading "Protect Trans Kids."
Feb 16, 2023

Author George Johnson on Writing Black, Queer — and Banned — Stories

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.

Author George M. Johnson.
Feb 15, 2023

New Mobile Phone Service Shows We Can Have Both Privacy and Nice Things

Despite the desires of companies to monetize our data, we must insist that privacy be built into the technologies we depend on.

A cellphone screen with its privacy and security settings covered by a transparent hand with a red background.
Feb 13, 2023

How to Pump the Brakes on Your Police Department’s Use of Flock’s Mass Surveillance License Plate Readers

Even if you can’t stop Flock’s use entirely, you can still help protect civil liberties in your community.

Cars driving on a highway.
Feb 10, 2023

What to Know About the Abortion Case that Could Ban Mifepristone

A baseless lawsuit targeting mifepristone could effectively ban the most commonly used method of abortion — very soon.

A box of the drug mifepristone pictured in front of a women on a computer.
Feb 09, 2023

State Lawmakers Must Protect the Cultural and Religious Expression of Indigenous Students

Proposed legislation would codify the rights of Indigenous students to wear tribal regalia.

Emalyce Kee, holding up her "forbidden" graduation cap that she decorated with Native beads on May 25, 2022, in Cedar City, Utah.
Feb 06, 2023

We’re Putting the Death Penalty on Trial in Kansas

The line between lynching, racial violence, and the death penalty is undeniable.

The Sedgwik County Courthouse.
Feb 03, 2023

The Death Penalty Doesn’t Reflect Our National Values. Why is the Biden Administration Still Pursuing It?

The trial of Sayfullo Saipov provides a test case for whether Biden will keep his promise to end the death penalty.

Joe Biden speaking in front of several American flags.