Remembering the Legacy of Julian Bond
NOW leaders and activists around the country are mourning the loss of civil rights leader Julian Bond, who passed away on August 15th.
Category: Promoting Diversity & Ending Racism
NOW Calls for Overhaul of Criminal Justice System in Light of Police Brutality Crisis
NOW calls on the Department of Justice to conduct a thorough investigation into how five Black women can die while in custody in just a two-week span. NOW also calls on the Obama administration and on Congress to make a top priority of identifying and eliminating the systemic racism that pervades criminal justice in the U.S. What we are facing is nothing short of an emergency – we need answers, we need action, and we need sustainable change.
How Many More Sandra Blands?
The abusive arrest and subsequent suspicious death of Sandra Bland is far — tragically far — from an isolated incident. In fact, on the same day that the facts started to emerge about Sandra Bland, Kindra Chapman, an 18-year-old African American girl reportedly took her own life in an Alabama prison cell, after being arrested for Read more …
#SayHerName: Sandra Bland
We call on the U.S. Justice Department to conduct a full investigation into what happened to Sandra Bland, and what systemic change is needed in Waller County.
Being a good ally is an ongoing process
I have privilege, and I have a lot of it. As a white, cisgender, upper-middle-class, able-bodied woman, I have a lot of advantages in society that other groups do not. Because of this, I am continuously striving to be a good ally to groups to which I do not belong. (I’m not perfect at this, Read more …