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Civil Rights Complaint To Be Filed Against Specialized NYC High Schools
9/26/12Source:N.Y. 1Stuyvesant, long considered the city's most elite public high school, offered spaces to 967 students this year.
19 of those students were black. That's more than double the number of black students admitted the year before.
On Thursday, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund is filing a federal civil rights complaint, challenging the city's admissions process for eight specialized high schools, including Stuyvesant, Bronx Science and Brooklyn Tech.
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Statement by Debo P. Adegbile, NAACP LDF Acting Director-Counsel and President in Support of National Voter Registration Day
9/25/12Source:LDF
September 25, 2012: National Voter Registration Day
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Elaine R. Jones Receives Trailblazer Award from Just The Beginning Foundation
9/22/12Source:LDFLDF is pleased to announce that its former President and Director-Counsel, Elaine R. Jones, received the Trailblazer Award from the Just the Beginning Foundation (JTBF) on September 22, 2012 at its Gala Dinner in Chicago, Illinois. JBTF is composed primarily of judges and lawyers who develop educational programs designed to interest students of color in legal careers. Its goal is to increase racial diversity in the legal profession and the judiciary.
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Debo Adegbile Among "The Root 100 Honorees for 2012"
9/21/12Source:The Root
LDF is proud to announce that our very own Acting President and Director-Counsel, Debo Adegbile, is named among "The Root 100 Honorees for 2012." These 100 black achievers and influencers are recognized for their work and achievements in representing the ideals of the The Root this year.
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A Call to Community: Why We Cannot Wait for the Next Troy Davis
9/21/12Source:EbonyLDF's Senior Community Advocate, Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele, and Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean reflect on the first anniversary of Troy Davis' execution and the continuing fight against the death penalty.