Wednesday, July 8, 2020 | news
WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and leading civil rights groups issued the following statement on Facebook’s civil rights audit: “This audit has laid bare what we already know — Facebook is a platform plagued by civil rights shortcomings. Facebook has an enormous impact on our civil rights — by facilitating hate […]
Thursday, December 4, 2014 | news
Washington, D.C. — In the lead up to the 2014 midterm elections, the United States witnessed one of the greatest assaults on the right to vote in many generations. Many states implemented voting restrictions that made it more difficult—and, in some cases, impossible—for voters of color to participate in the 2014 midterm elections. Following the […]
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 | page
Evictions Are a Racial Justice Crisis The Promise of Good Cause Protection in New York By Dr. Sandhya Kajeepeta Senior Researcher, Thurgood Marshall Institute New York state is experiencing a housing crisis, and it continues to get worse. Eviction moratoriums and emergency rental assistance programs that were enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic have ended and […]
Thursday, December 22, 2016 | news
On November 18, 2016, President-Elect Donald Trump announced that Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions will be his nominee for Attorney General of the United States. As head of the Department of Justice and the nation’s top law enforcement official, the position of Attorney General is one of unparalleled power within the Executive Branch and has profound […]
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 | news
As the Senate gives final consideration to reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), LDF speaks strongly about retaining the basic principles of the Act, originally passed in 1965 to ensure that all students are educated on an equal and equitable basis. LDF sent a letter to all Senators, emphasizing that the federal role in ensuring equal educational […]
Friday, February 16, 2018 | case-issue
The Texas Legislature reapportioned its state senate districts following the 2010 U.S. Census. As states have done for more than 50 years, Texas drew its senate districts based on Census total population data so that each district contains a substantially equal number of people (within the +/- 10% deviation norm for state legislative redistricting); however, […]
Tuesday, April 3, 2018 | page
National Equal Justice Awards Dinner 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 Stevie […]
Friday, March 30, 2018 | staff
Friday, March 30, 2018 | staff
Estherjoy (Est) Mungai is a Community Organizer. Prior to joining LDF, Est worked as an Associate Organizer with the Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM) from 2015-2018. At CAJM, Est worked with clergy and community leaders of diverse congregations across the Charleston area. Est organized a research committee focusing on racial discrimination in policing practices, empowering […]
Monday, May 21, 2018 | page
Including LDF in long-term financial and estate plans can be deeply meaningful and impactful in our fight for racial justice. There are multiple ways to make a legacy gift, this site offers an overview of some of the most common ways. In addition to naming LDF in your will or trust, you may also create […]
