We're taking over Pantsuit Nation's social media on Friday, June 19, to mark the significance of the Juneteenth holiday and discuss our vision for the future of criminal justice in this country.
The emancipation of people who were enslaved in the United States is a monumental moment in our history, and in the histories of Black communities in particular. The national shame of slavery still lingers in our criminal legal system, especially in modern policing and mass incarceration. We saw this racist legacy clearly in the murder of George Floyd by police on a street corner here in Minneapolis.
As we mark Juneteenth with our friends at Pantsuit Nation, we want to draw attention to the work that we all must do to move this country out of the traumatic shadow of slavery into a new world where everyone truly is equal.
To learn more about the topics we're working on, check out these resources:
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and Legal Rights Center are grateful to Attorney General Keith Ellison for filing stronger and legally justified charges against former officer Derek Chauvin, and for bringing charges against all of the officers involved in the mur
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NEW YORK – President Trump announced on Twitter early this morning his intention to send the National Guard to Minneapolis, Minn. in response to protests over the recent killing of George Floyd.
The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Minnesota are jointly calling for a fair, independent and transparent investigation following the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by Minneapolis police.