White Papers
Stay W.O.K.E.: A Legislative Rewrite to the STOP W.O.K.E. Act
On July 1, 2022, HB 7, the Stop W.O.K.E. Act became law in the state...
Reparations for Black People that Restore and Promote Equity
For many years, reparations have been on the tongues of presidential candidates, legislators, and politicians,...
Missouri Voting Law: Barrier for Voters
The purpose of this white paper is to inform and educate individuals of current suppressive...
Kentucky Constitution Amendment 1, November 2024: Restrictive Citizenship Voting Requirements
Kentucky’s Amendment 1 proposed excluding those from voting who are not citizens. Although federal law...
Jim Crow Takes Costco: The Food Apartheid examined through the lenses of oppressive systems
Oppressive systems, reinforced by legislation, have created a Food Apartheid, previously known as a food...
Deconstructing Equality: An Analysis of Trump’s Executive Orders
People of the United States have the right to be racially inclusive, gender inclusive, and...
Continuity of Control: How Dobbs and Skrmetti Extend a Long History of State Power Over Marginalized Bodies
This white paper argues that the rationales used to justify abortion bans and restrictions on...
Autonomía Prestada, Soberanía Negada: The Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950 and the Legal Fiction of Commonwealth Status
This white paper examines the constitutional and democratic foundations of Puerto Rico’s political status, focusing...