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Science and Technology

Civil Rights Violations in Tech

Communities of color face challenges after innovations in voting, housing, schools, and more.

BY Dominique Harrison

Blog Post

04.22.2019
Civic Action

7 Times That Protests Changed US History

Protesting is a part of the American DNA; when voices unite, there are real results.

BY Mae Cromwell

Blog Post

12.15.2016
Gender Equity

Equal Protection for Transgender Americans

Civil rights advocate Jennifer Boylan speaks about her experience as a transgender American.

BY Blaire Kotsikopoulos, TrackMaven

Blog Post

07.03.2016
Racial Equity

How to Value Black Lives

We have been trying to combat anti-black racism without confronting its root causes.

BY Enola G. Aird

Blog Post

06.29.2016
Around the Institute

Remembering Civil Rights Activist Julian Bond

"I’ve been fond of saying that I don’t believe there’s such a thing as gay rights, they’re just rights. There’s not such a thing as black rights, they’re just rights. We all have these rights."

BY Institute Staff

Blog Post

08.17.2015
Law and Public Policy

A Conversation with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The Aspen Institute's Socrates Program holds the launch of the first AspenX online learning series on "Privacy, the Constitution and Civil L

Video

10.27.2014
Racial Equity

A Conversation with U.S. Representative John R. Lewis

Congressman John R. Lewis (D-GA), civil rights leader, and co-author of the bestselling graphic memoir March: Book One (Top Shelf Production

BY Institute Staff

Video

07.21.2014
Racial Equity

The Surprising Effect of the Civil Rights Movement

Author and historian Taylor Branch stopped by the Aspen Institute to discuss his latest tome, “The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civ

BY Karen Sommer Shalett

Video

01.28.2013