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LDF's ReNika Moore discusses the silence on the role of race in recent low-wage worker movements
9/12/13Source:Aljazeera AmericaBlack workers embody the new low-wage economy
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LDF Congratulates Civil Rights Leader Benjamin Todd Jealous
9/09/13
Statement by Sherrilyn A Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of LDF
LDF applauds the leadership of Benjamin Jealous, the outgoing president of the NAACP who announced today he will step down from his post as President and CEO at the end of the year.
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Kleinman op-ed in Houston Chronicle: Schools unfairly target minorities for discipline
9/09/13Source:Houston ChronicleRachel Kleinman, Assistant Counsel in LDF's Education Group writes an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle this weekend censuring the improper over-reliance on law-enforcement in schools. This practice removes students from supportive educational environments, reinforces stereotypes, and sets our children on a path out of schools and into the criminal justice system.
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Report analyzes impact of California's sentencing reform bill
9/09/13Amid a heated debate over reducing California’s prison population, LDF and Stanford Law School’s Three Strikes Project have released a report that analyzes the impact of the historic Three Strikes Reform Act passed by California voters last November.
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New York Times editorial slams Stop-and-Arrest Policies in public housing
9/06/13Source:New York Times