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AAPF Statement on Supreme Court Justice Nomination
President Joe Biden’s announcement on Friday that he will nominate D.C. Circuit Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme...

AAPF
Feb 25, 20223 min read


The War On Education And Free Thought Is A War On The Foundations Of Our Democracy
Today, on this Presidents Day 2022, while we honor the aspirations of the Constitution to “establish Justice … and secure the Blessings...

AAPF
Feb 20, 20223 min read


AAPF Statement on Tioni Theus, Human Trafficking, and Super Bowl LVI
Super Bowl LVI—which takes place Sunday, February 13, in Inglewood, California—is swiftly approaching. And, once again, well-meaning...

AAPF
Feb 12, 20224 min read


States' Wrongs: Devastating fallout from voting-rights failures
Last week, the US Congress failed to advance urgently needed protections of the right to vote, leaving the fate of our multiracial...

AAPF
Jan 26, 20223 min read


Reinstate Matthew Hawn - Fired for Teaching about White Privilege
Tennessee teacher Matthew Hawn was fired in May this year, after he’d assigned an article by Ta-Nehisi Coates, “The First White...

AAPF
Dec 14, 20212 min read


Two Victories in the Face of White Supremacy’s Resurgence Underscore the Battle Ahead
The killers of Ahmaud Arbery—Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William Bryan—were brought to justice today in Georgia, as a...

AAPF
Nov 23, 20214 min read


AAPF Hails New Justice Department Policy on Violent Threats to Schools and Educators
The African American Policy Forum welcomes the news that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has empowered prosecutors to investigate...

AAPF
Oct 6, 20214 min read


AAPF Mourns the Loss of Cassandra Johnson— #SayHerName Mothers Network
It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of our beloved #SayHerName Mothers Network member Cassandra Johnson....

AAPF
Sep 21, 20212 min read
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