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Missouri’s Execution of Marcellus Williams: A Grievous Act of State-Sanctioned Murder
On Sept. 24, Missouri committed an irreversible and grievous act: it executed Marcellus Williams, a Black man who maintained his innocence until his last breath.
Outrage Into Action: My Experience Working with the ACLU
In June 2022, a couple of months before I joined the American Civil Liberties Union, I found myself on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., rallying and screaming in outrage at the Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
ACLU of Arkansas Condemns Governor’s Suppression of Free Speech Voter Engagement Efforts
On Thursday, during a community event hosted by the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission in Little Rock, alarming reports emerged of Little Rock Police Department officers threatening to arrest volunteers lawfully gathering signatures on public property.
Echoes of the Past, Voices for the Future: Honoring the Legacy of African American Women in Arkansas
February and March are annual periods of reflection for me. Black History month gives way to Women’s History month, and I traditionally enjoy taking small moments to research well known African American women that helped make sweeping changes in our country.
Redefining Women’s Advocacy: Beyond Words and Bias
Language holds immense power in shaping our perceptions and interactions. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ recent executive order on gender-neutral language in Arkansas government documents attempts to define women in a limited scope.
Turning Dialogue into Action: My Experience Representing Arkansas at the White House
As a policy strategist at the ACLU of Arkansas, a DACA recipient and first-generation Arkansan, I was honored to be selected to visit and represent the voices of Arkansas at a listening session last week at the White House in Washington D.C.
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