Tuesday, January 17, 2017 | news
Death by Zip Code Tim Samuels travels to Ashurst Bar, Alabama to see the effects of a hazardous waste dump on the low-income families living nearby. LDF, alongside Earthjustice, represents the Ashurst Bar/Smith Community Organization (ABSCO) in its Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 administrative complaint against the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). The Title VI […]
Thursday, October 22, 2020 | news
Lawsuit to Fight Ruthless Rollback of Equal Housing Protections Today, the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California, and BLDS, LLC filed a federal lawsuit to challenge the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) recent reversal of long standing fair […]
Thursday, October 3, 2024 | nejad
National Equal Justice Awards Dinner Celebrating the 85th Anniversary of the Legal Defense Fund May 15, 2025 New York City, NY Rise All Join the Fight for Racial Justice The National Equal Justice Awards Dinner (NEJAD), LDF’s signature annual fundraising event, is a gathering of 700 leaders in law, business, and philanthropy to honor those […]
Friday, November 8, 2019 | ldf-events
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) held its 33rd Annual National Equal Justice Awards Dinner (NEJAD), Justice Above All, on Thursday, November 7th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. In 2019, LDF honored three individuals who have had revolutionary impact on the civil rights landscape and who are driven by the […]
Tuesday, April 3, 2018 | page
The National Equal Justice Award Dinner (NEJAD) is an event hosted by the Legal Defense Fund that honors individuals working to advance civil rights. The event also amplifies the litigation, advocacy, and education done by the Legal Defense Fund’s staff. Past recipients of the National Equal Justice Award include Bryan Stevenson, Marian Wright-Edelman, Lonnie Bunch, […]
Friday, April 6, 2018 | nejad
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) celebrated its 27th annual National Equal Justice Award Dinner, on November 12, 2013 at the Hilton New York Hotel and Towers, 1335 Avenue of the Americas (between 53rd and 54th Streets) in New York City. The evening began at 6:30 pm with a reception, followed by the dinner and […]
Monday, November 26, 2018 | ldf-events
Across the country thousands of poor young people of color are being labeled gang members and criminalized base of where they live, what color clothes they choose to wear, who they choose to socialize with, and the color of their skin. Since 2016, 400 “gang takedowns” have been conducted, resulting in 2,000 people arrested under […]
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 | news
Yesterday, the Senate failed to advance S. 1. The For the People Act to a full floor debate. By doing so, it failed to protect the most fundamental tenet of our democracy—the right to vote. This legislation is not a partisan issue—it is an American issue. The For the People Act would protect the coveted right of […]
Friday, September 2, 2022 | news
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Days after declaring a State of Emergency for democracy in the United States, the nation’s top civil rights leaders met with President Biden at the White House today to urge the administration to embolden voting rights, improve economic opportunities, and advance civil rights. On Sunday, the 59th anniversary of the March on […]
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 | news
National Civil Rights Leaders Issue Letter to San Bernardino County District Attorney Demanding Termination of Deputy District Attorney Over Biased Statements Leaders Also Call for Creation of a Conviction Review Unit to Review All Cases Assigned to the Deputy District Attorney and to Review Policies Established on His Watch Today, a coalition of leading […]
