Racial Justice
"Our Atlanta city fathers and mothers dismantled the old Jim Crow. We can, and we must unravel all of the manifestations of the New Jim Crow."
What you need to know
3 times
Black students are suspended and expelled from school three times more often than white students are.
20 times
The median wealth of white households is 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of Latino households.
7 in 10
Seven in ten blacks said they are treated less fairly than whites are in their dealings with police.
Systemic Equality
Since the nation’s founding, the fabric of American society has been woven with deeply racist policies, practices, and attitudes that harm Black and Indigenous people of color. These policies have led to an unequal system where white people have both implicit and explicit advantages because of the color of their skin, leading to better opportunities in jobs, education, and housing.
Systemic Equality is a racial justice agenda that seeks to address America’s legacy of racism and systemic discrimination through administrative and legislative campaigns targeting marginalized people, advocacy efforts, legal strategies to strike down laws and practices that exclude and harm, and significant investment and dedicated resources in the South.
Justice for Ahmaud
In the afternoon, on February 23, 2020 Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man was jogging through the Satilla Shores neighborhood -- minutes away from his own home -- in Brunswick, Georgia, when two local white men -- Gregory (64) and his son Travis McMichael (34) -- shot and killed him. According to a letter from one of the District Attorneys involved in the case, Bryan William, another white man, filmed portions of the killing.
The Latest
Press Release: Civil Rights Organizations Call on Georgia Lawmakers to Reject Senate Bill 120
Press Release: Court Orders Effingham County School District to Turn Over Documents
Press Statement: ACLU of Georgia Supports Proposed Atlanta Public Schools Hair Discrimination Policy Changes
Press Statement: Atlanta’s Students Deserve the CROWN Act
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