Racial Justice

The ACLU aims to preserve and extend constitutionally guaranteed rights to people who have historically been denied their rights on the basis of race.

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Despite generations of activism prompting widescale social and legal reforms, systemic racism remains entrenched in the U.S. People of color are disproportionately impacted by incarceration, police violence, environmental pollutants, transphobic violence, and voter suppression, to name a few issues.

The ACLU of Massachusetts seeks to preserve and extend the constitutionally guaranteed rights of people of color in Massachusetts and support their full and active participation in the democratic process.

The fight for birthright citizenship is a fight for racial justice

A conversation with Traci Griffith, Racial Justice Program Director
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District attorneys hold enormous power to advance racial justice. Here’s why your vote matters.

This fall, we must elect district attorneys in Massachusetts who will commit to using their power responsibly, fairly, and justly in order to confront racial disparities and bias in our criminal legal system.
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ACLU of Massachusetts Renews “What a Difference a DA Makes” Campaign for 2026 District Attorney Elections

Long-running public education initiative highlights the impact prosecutors have on the community and the power of voters to hold them accountable
Issue Areas: Criminal Justice Law Reform, Racial Justice
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History Says, "Vote!"

This Black History Month, let’s remember that historical erasure and disempowerment are not new strategies. But they can be effective strategies — if we don’t fight back.
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BIPOC to the Ballot Box

Campaign
Aug 2026

What a Difference a DA Makes

District Attorneys have a huge impact on issues including incarceration rates, racial justice, and immigration. Learn more about what a DA does. (Hint: they answer to you!)
Campaign
Jul 2026

Data Privacy Now!

Today, technology has far outpaced privacy law. Data brokers and Big Tech are free to do almost anything they want with our personal information, including selling our cellphone location data on the open market. These practices endanger all of us, but especially vulnerable communities like immigrants, protesters, and people seeking and providing reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare. It's time for our privacy law to catch up to the digital age!