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Census Numbers Underscore The Importance of the Redistricting Process

The release last week of the first numbers from the 2010 Census underscores even more than usual the importance for all Americans, and especially Americans of color of heeding the nationwide redistricting process about to get under way. As the U.S. Census Bureau releases more data in February and March, state legislatures will begin redrawing […]

Census Numbers Show The Importance of the Redistricting Process for Communities of Color

The release last week of the first numbers from the 2010 Census underscores even more than usual the importance for all Americans, and especially Americans of color of heeding the nationwide redistricting process about to get under way. As the U.S. Census Bureau releases more data in February and March, state legislatures will begin redrawing […]

Celebrating the 67th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

On May 17, 2021, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund marked the 67th anniversary of the landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education with a panel on the intergenerational power of student activism. Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson facilitated a conversation between civil rights activist Leona Tate and student-led grassroots organization Teens Take Charge. Education Secretary […]

Celebrating the 65th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

On May 17, 2019, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education turns 65. On this date in 1954, the Court declared the doctrine of “separate but equal” unconstitutional and handed the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) the most celebrated victory in its storied history. Brown v. Board of Education invalidated racial segregation in […]

Celebrating LDF’s 85th Anniversary: Defend Disrupt Dream

Make a donation to LDF to power our work! Donate Now Celebrating the 85th Anniversary of the Legal Defense Fund The Legal Defense Fund is the country’s first and foremost civil and human rights law firm. Founded in 1940 under the leadership of Thurgood Marshall, who subsequently became the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice, […]

Celebrating Black History: Past, Present, and Future

Nothing could be more important to the future of the nation than its full expression of democracy. During Black History Month, we focus on the role LDF has played in the legacy and contributions of African Americans — past, present, and future. As the country’s first and foremost civil and human rights law firm, we have fought […]

Celebrating Black Art: What to Read, Watch and Listen To

CeleBrate Black Art Honoring Black Heritage and Dreaming of Black Futures Books Film and Television Podcasts Music Black communities have always, and will always, shape American culture and history. Celebrating Black history means honoring the ancestors who have paved the way – in government, organizing, advocacy, research, music, film, innovation, and more – time and […]

CELEBRATING 80 YEARS OF CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCACY

Celebrate the Anniversary of the March on Washington By Continuing Its Work

 Legal Defense Fund Honors the 53rd Anniversary of the March on Washington Fifty-three years ago, on August 28, 1963, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. exhorted the audience of 250,000 people who had gathered at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom never to be satisfied “as long as […]

Cecilia Marshall Tribute

LDF Tribute to Cecilia Marshall 1928 – 2022 The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Cecilia “Cissy” Suyat Marshall on November 22, 2022. Ms. Marshall was the wife of LDF’s founder and the nation’s first Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, a former staff member and long-standing LDF board […]