Policymakers must adopt a more nuanced understanding of the roles systemic divestment, place-based disadvantage, anti-Black racism, racial capitalism, mass criminalization and other critical factors have in driving community violence.
Washington, DC, March 18, 2024—CLASP and dozens of other civil rights organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) today demanding a total ban on federal funding for school surveillance systems that rely on algorithms and other AI-enabled technology for predictive policing…
By Makayla McDonald and Ashley Burnside The COVID-19 pandemic changed the lives of many people across the globe, and its emotional, mental, and financial effects continue to reverberate. The pandemic also demonstrated the power of lawmakers to make a positive impact: Material hardship dropped after…
Young people of color experiencing poverty have noted how racism and discrimination are root causes and key traumas that adversely impact their mental health.
By CLARENCE OKOH, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR EXCERPT: Last month, the White House announced its highly anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, the Biden administration missed another critical opportunity to address the AI civil rights crisis unfolding across Black communities nationwide. Read the full article here.
By Clarence Okoh: In this panel presentation, members of the NOTICE Coalition (“No Tech Criminalization in Education”) provide an overview of how controversial police surveillance technologies are entering schools nationwide, enabling a new digital rendering of the school-to-prison pipeline. The presentation also featured an interactive…
By Clarence Okoh: Police surveillance tools such as gunshot detection, social media surveillance, facial recognition technology, predictive policing software, and “smart” camera networks have proliferated in communities of color, and have drawn criticism for racial discrimination, privacy abuses, and systemic civil and human rights violations.…
By NADA HASSANEIN, Stateline EXCERPT: “They need to be offered [mental health care] in a way that a birthing person doesn’t have to scramble to find those services,” said Isha Weerasinghe, a senior mental health policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy,…