As more anti-trans legislation floods state legislatures across the country, New Yorkers are right to feel grateful that none of these bills has gained traction here at home. But New York still falls short of being a place where transgender people’s rights are fully respected and protected.
November 9, 2023Since 2018, parents, students and organizations like mine, the New York Civil Liberties Union, have sounded the alarm about the dangers of allowing error-prone, racially biased facial recognition technology in schools.
September 7, 2023Last week’s news that the head of former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s security detail had pled guilty to crimes connected to his NYPD work for the mayor was noteworthy for many reasons, including because he was a high-ranking NYPD member.
August 16, 2023For more than seven years, 10,000 public school students — almost entirely children of color — in the East Ramapo Central School District just 40 miles north of New York City have had lead in their school water fountains.
August 8, 2023 Education Racial Justice Environmental JusticeState legislators threw students under the school bus this year. Two bills left behind while the legislative session came to a close would have helped transform racial justice in education from a lofty goal to something closer to reality.
July 10, 2023 Racial Justice EducationThis story was produced in partnership with the New York Civil Liberties Union.
May 15, 2023 Family Separation