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Edith Bullard: Working for Justice is Baked into my DNA

People often ask me when I decided to be an activist, that I personally needed to play a role in righting wrongs. And, I always answer: I don’t think I decided, it was baked into my DNA.

October 23, 2020

May Justice Ginsburg's memory be for a revolution

This speech was originally delivered by the ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Claire Gastañaga at a vigil for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Richmond on Sept. 20, 2020.

September 26, 2020

Preparation is the key to voting this November

2020 marks a critical moment in America’s history: We find ourselves at the junction of two deadly pandemics – COVID-19 and systemic racism.

September 20, 2020

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