'We Have to Reclaim Race and Racism' | ACLU

Leah Watson is a senior staff attorney with the ACLU 's Racial Justice Project .

She is a member of the legal team that challenged Florida ’s Stop W.O.K.E.E Act that focused on restricting any instruction perceived as affirming the role that race plays in U.S. society.

Watson says students are denied the right to see themselves reflected in what they're taught.

Anti-DEI efforts are the new frontier in the racial justice movement and Watson is at the forefront of the fight.

For years , Watson has been following the anti-equity agenda to identify the key actors and the playbook they’re using to deny the existence of racism and sexism across industries or institutions in society.

Watson shares insight into her life both professional and personal under the Trump administration.