Research & Publications

Publication
Feb 6, 2024
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  • Racial Justice

Gordon Parks’ haunting vision of Kansas will endure…until we summon the courage to improve it

Publication
Feb 1, 2024
Black and white image from newspaper, caption reads: Attorney Hollowell escorts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. «as Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy from the Reidsville State Prison in 1960
  • Racial Justice

Donald L. Hollowell served King and many other civil rights icons with startling courage

Publication
Jan 23, 2024
There are glaring disparities in who goes to jail and who can bail out in Sedgwick County. The Wichita Eagle Read more at: https://www.kansas.com/opinion/guest-commentary/article283413313.html#storylink=cpy

Sedgwick County bail system favors the wealthy and desperately needs reform

Publication
Jan 18, 2024
KANSAN'S LOBBYING 101 TOOKIT

A Kansan’s Lobbying 101 Toolkit

A guide to best practices for engaging your elected officials. Learn more about how to advocate for change with your lawmakers.
Publication
Jan 5, 2024
Lady Justice close up
  • Criminal Legal Reform

We’re reimagining justice with big goals this session.

With the 2024 legislative session upon us, we’re gearing up to advocate for much-needed criminal legal reform. Check out an overview of our biggest goals.
Publication
Jan 3, 2024
The Quindaro Ruins Overlook in Kansas City, Kansas, was dedicated on Juneteenth in 2008. A plaque reads: “Quindaro must live on in our hearts forever. The area, once mighty, also serves as a reminder of man’s mortality and of our quest for freedom, dignit

How we’re building the Kansas of our greatest aspirations, in 2023 and years to come

Publication
Dec 19, 2023
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  • Voting Rights

2023 victories: voting rights and the Civil Liberties Beehive

Publication
Nov 27, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Vera's recommendations for Wyandotte County Criminal Legal Reform

Publication
Nov 17, 2023
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Identity Documents & Gender Markers: State and Federal Policy

A toolkit on gender markers for birth certificates and driver's licenses in both Kansas and Missouri.