Saturday, September 3, 2016 | news
LDF submitted a comment letter in response to the U.S. Census Bureau’s proposed Residence Rule, strongly urging the Census Bureau to count incarcerated people as residents of their last known, pre-arrest home address to treat them like any other group of people who may be away from their homes on Census Day, but still remain […]
Monday, July 25, 2016 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) was thrilled to learn that NBA owner, Hall of Famer and international basketball star, Michael Jordan will be making a $1 million grant to LDF in support of our work to restore and ensure trust between communities and law enforcement across the nation. “I am […]
Monday, July 25, 2016 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) was thrilled to learn that NBA owner, Hall of Famer and international basketball star, Michael Jordan will be making a $1 million grant to LDF in support of our work to restore and ensure trust between communities and law enforcement across the nation. “I am […]
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 | news
LDF expresses solidarity and support to students adversely affected by Parent PLUS Loan changes; offers aid to Morgan State and Howard universities LDF, in collaboration with UNCF (the United Negro College Fund), has agreed to allocate $20,000 from its endowed scholarship programs to benefit students at Morgan State University and Howard University, and also to […]
Thursday, March 3, 2016 | news
In recognition of the 51st anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) will participate in a series of events during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee 2016, to be held March 3-7 in locations throughout Selma, Alabama. The Jubilee is an annual event […]
Monday, December 12, 2016 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. sent a letter to Michigan state senators urging them to oppose a package of bills that stands to disfranchise thousands of eligible voters and disproportionately burden qualified Black and Latino voters. Read the full letter here
Saturday, January 17, 2015 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy and vision for a healthy, inclusive democracy by launching a 35-day website countdown to the 50th anniversary commemoration of “Bloody Sunday” and the Selma-to-Montgomery March. The countdown begins on January 19th. On Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965, John Lewis […]
Friday, January 13, 2017 | news
Today, LDF sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions expressing opposition to the nomination of Elisabeth Prince DeVos as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. Read the full letter here.
Friday, August 16, 2019 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) is committed to fighting a proposed rule that is part of the Trump Administration’s broad attack on fair housing and civil rights. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will formally release a proposed rule that will roll back the agency’s use of […]
Thursday, December 14, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. LDF to Deliver Oral Arguments in Eleventh Circuit in Ongoing Fight to Desegregate Alabama School District The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) will appear before a federal appeals court today to continue its effort to desegregate an Alabama school district. Along with local counsel and […]
