The Breakdown: Week of February 28, 2022

The ACLU OK Oklahoma's weekly policy and advocacy newsletter.

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The Fight for Voting Rights: How the Past Informs the Current Discriminatory Landscape

For decades, Black voters fought for equal access to the ballot. Today, that access is still under attack.

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The Breakdown: Week of February 21, 2022

The ACLU OK Oklahoma's weekly policy and advocacy newsletter.

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Our Vision to Achieve True Public Safety

We can increase equality, justice, and safety without resorting to criminalization and surveillance.

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The Breakdown: Week of February 14, 2022

The ACLU OK Oklahoma's weekly policy and advocacy newsletter.

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The Most Racist Supreme Court Cases You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Why does the Biden administration's Department of Justice continue to rely on cases that presume people in the territories are “alien races” composing “savage tribes”?

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Transgender and Non-Binary Leaders Tell Federal Court Trans People Deserve Joy at Any Age

Prominent transgender and non-binary people as well as businesses, professional associations, and medical professionals are speaking out against Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming health care.

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The Breakdown

The ACLU OK Oklahoma's weekly policy and advocacy newsletter.

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Making Space for Black History in the Classroom

Black history is hard to talk about, but learning about it builds my students’ confidence and empowers them to take life into their own hands.

Millwood High School teacher Anthony Crawford in a classroom.