Guest Commentary: Challenging Police Brutality in Louisiana
By Johanna Silver Police violence is a pervasive issue across the country that has led to harassment,…
Commentary: How Much Will the Affirmative Action Ruling Change Things?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When Prop. 209 passed in 1996 ending affirmative action in California,…
Guest Commentary: Reparations, in Our Lifetime
By Nkechi Taifa Once dismissed by many as impractical, the quest for reparations for the descendants of…
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Ends Nonunanimous Jury Convictions, Vestige of Post Civil War ‘Jim Crow’ Era Designed to Make Conviction of Blacks Easier
By The Vanguard Staff NEW ORLEANS, LA – Evangelisto Ramos was free here after a 2020 “landmark…
SF NAACP Urges Rejection of 1-Time Reparation Payment to African Americans – Wants Investment in Areas Affected by Racism
By Vaiva Utaraite SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco NAACP last week urged the SF Board…
Everyday Injustice Episode 193: Daniel Medwed and the Racism of the Death Penalty
In 2021, Professor Daniel Medwed published an article in the Brooklyn Law Review: “Black Deaths Matter: the…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 192: Why is Texas Trying to Execute Andre Thomas?
Recently a Texas judge delayed the execution of Andre Thomas—a man who is so severely mentally ill,…
DOJ Investigation Finds Louisville Metro Police, Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Govt ‘Engage’ in Unconstitutional Practices
By Gracy Joslin LOUISVILLE, KY – The U.S. Dept. of Justice’s Office released a statement Wednesday confirming…
Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Unnecessary Uses of Bench Warrants and Prevent Debtor’s Prison
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Bench warrants deepen existing racial and economic disparities in California…
CA Assembly Bill will End Use of Police Canines Linked to Racism
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong SACRAMENTO, CA – In a press conference at the State Capitol Tuesday, Assemblymember Dr….
ACLU Challenges Kansas Death Penalty in Kyle Young Case
By Kevin Barragan WICHITA, KS – The Kansas death penalty statutes are being challenged this week by…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 186: Marc Bookman and the Death Penalty Spiral
Marc Bookman is the co-founder of the nonprofit Atlantic Center for Capital Representation in Philadelphia and author…
Guest Commentary: To Root Out Racism in the Criminal Legal System, We Can’t Fear Too Much Justice
The landmark California Racial Justice Act is allowing our clients to challenge their death penalty prosecutions in…
CA DOJ Report: Black Drivers Biggest Target of State Law Enforcement
By Perla Brito and Paloma Sifuentes SACRAMENTO, CA — Black drivers and pedestrians in 2021 continued to…
Missouri Executes Black Man after Courts Refuse Appeals – Lawmaker Charges ‘Criminal Justice System’ Failed Kevin Johnson
By Taylor Smith and Alyssa Eng BONNE TERRE, MO – U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (MO) has released…
Missouri Executes Man Despite Findings that Racism Contributed to His Conviction and Sentence
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor St. Louis, MO – Despite a finding by a special…
Commentary: Antisemitism Is Back, but Experts Warn ‘Something is Different’
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The rise of antisemitism coincides with the rise of Trumpism and…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 148: Jarrett Adams from Wrongful Conviction to Attorney
A few weeks ago Jarrett Adams received the Vanguard Justice Award going to a person wrongly convicted. …
CA Attorney General Agrees to Investigate Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Plan; Follows Revelations of ‘Racist’ Audio by CC Members
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – An independent investigation into the City of Los Angeles…
Situation Explodes in LA, As Racist Comments Leaked Involving LA Council President
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – A year ago in a behind-closed-doors conversation,…
