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We sued the City of Milwaukee to demand unbiased and constitutional policing by the Milwaukee Police Department. According to a recent report, we see that Black and Latinx Milwaukeeans continue to be stopped and frisked at alarming, worsening rates.

An attempt to censor discussions about race and gender in the classroom is underway in Wisconsin. This past week, the State Assembly passed a bill that would ban educators from teaching about gender and race discrimination in K-12 public schools. The bill still must be passed by the State Senate and signed by the Governor to become law. The Wisconsin lawmakers that support the bill are attempting to use the bill to bar educators from teaching critical race theory, an academic concept and practice that recognizes systemic racism is deeply ingrained in American society, and related concepts like white privilege and racial equity in schools. This bill doesn’t just set back progress in addressing systemic issues. It also robs young people of inclusive education and blatantly suppresses speech about race. 

We’ve accomplished great things in the past few years in our Smart Justice campaign, and now, we’re switching gears and refocusing on our new goal — ending the harmful practice of crimeless revocation.

Today, hundreds of thousands of Americans are being denied their full voting rights simply because they live in D.C. A lot of us grew up thinking this was normal or simply the way it has to be. It's not. In fact, Washington, D.C. is the only national capital in the democratic world whose citizens do not have equal voting and representation rights. 

My name is Shaadie Ali, and I've recently stepped into the role as interim executive director for the ACLU of Wisconsin. I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and share my journey with the ACLU.

In the run up to the 2020 elections, the ACLU of Wisconsin embarked on an unprecedented effort to protect voting rights, defend democracy, and encourage all Wisconsinites - particularly those who are typically less likely to vote - to turn out and cast their ballots. 

“Stay Registered To Vote: Return WEC Postcards before July 15”

By Audra R. Attaway. Audra is an intern with the ACLU of Wisconsin.

By Rachael Meixensperger, ACLU of Wisconsin intern