By David McDaniels and Jyoti Diwan October 26, 2021 Solving homelessness must start with reframing the challenge from an economic burden or criminal issue to the human rights crisis it is. “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and...
We are thrilled to spotlight ICAAD volunteer, Prerana Bhatnagar. An investment banking lawyer turned educator from India, based in Toronto, Canada. Prerana is passionate about creating engaging learning experiences for learners across diverse age groups, cultures,...
By David McDaniels August 6, 2021 It is past time to end the romanticization of Supreme Court decisions. While historic, humanity-affirming cases are vital for advancing human and civil rights, they are equally used to quiet demands for structural change and pacify...
By Chris Mansa LaPorte and Hana Porter August 3, 2021 Brown v. Board made it illegal to segregate schools based solely on race, but the promise of racial equity in education remains unfulfilled in many parts of the country, including the largest school district in...
In 1989, Graham v. Connor again tested the possibilities for police accountability at the Supreme Court. The standard of “objectively reasonable” became the benchmark for police decision-making, but as Harbani highlights in her poem, “the question is whether an...
The newly launched Dicta poetry exhibit unearths the persistence of injustice and highlights, among other injustices, the lack of genuine desire for police accountability. Two poems in particular, LA v. Lyons and Graham v. Connor, illustrate the legacy of police...
