Wednesday, November 1, 2023 | page
A Right Without a Remedy? Maryland Must Finally Ensure Baltimore City Schoolchildren Have the Funding Necessary to Obtain an Adequate Education By Alaizah Koorji LDF Assistant Counsel As each school year starts anew, thousands of students attending Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) set out to pursue their passions, further their studies, and ultimately obtain their […]
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 | page
A Reflection from Sherrilyn Ifill May 17th marks the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the constitutional moment that compelled our country to reckon with its history and confront the unfulfilled promise of equality first articulated in our founding documents. Brown v. Board literally changed America. It is a mid-20th century course correction […]
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 | page
A Noble Calling for American Democracy A Message from LDF President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson This week marked the culmination of months of anticipation, momentum, and collective efforts, as citizens nationwide turned out to vote with passion and purpose. Individuals with boundless aspirations showed up to the polls in every corner of the country, casting […]
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 | news
Damon Hewitt, Director of Education Practice Group, spoke at a press conference organized by the Student Safety Coalition, a diverse group of educators, parents, students, advocates and legal experts. They implored the next mayor to implement reforms that end overly aggressive policing in the city schools and restore authority over school discipline to professional educators. […]
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 | news
Last week the D.C. Council failed to act on the Returning Citizens Anti-Discrimination Act of 2012, opting instead to adopt a much weaker approach to helping ex-offenders in the city find jobs. If enacted, the Returning Citizens Anti-Discrimination Act would have prohibited employers from inquiring into an applicant’s criminal history until after they make a provisional […]
Friday, March 20, 2020 | news
The coronavirus pandemic has caused profound anxiety and uncertainty throughout the United States. At the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), we are deeply committed to ensuring the health and safety of our families, colleagues, and communities. We recognize that this crisis has exposed issues that this country has ignored for too long regarding its treatment of disenfranchised groups, including communities of […]
Sunday, June 25, 2023 | news
Today marks 10 years since the Supreme Court’s decision to significantly weaken essential protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) in Shelby County v. Holder. In a decision Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg likened to throwing away an umbrella in a rainstorm, a majority of the Supreme Court held in 2013 that voting conditions […]
Thursday, February 21, 2019 | ldf-events
On, February 21st, LDF Board member, Robyn Coles, and friend of LDF, Pauletta Washington, hosted an evening of engagement featuring an intimate conversation with: Sherrilyn Ifill, LDF President and Director-Counsel Ta-Nehisi Coates, author and distinguished writer in residence at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author and MacArthur Foundation Fellow Of the […]
Monday, December 30, 2013 | news
2013 has been particularly eventful for those of us working to protect civil rights. LDF has been aggressively involved in safeguarding all Americans’ civil rights — in particular — the right to vote. Read below for a look back on this historic year. Protecting the right to vote in the wake of Shelby County, Alabama […]
Friday, September 21, 2012 | news
LDF’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. The public’s response to Troy Davis’s plight reflects a persistent and troubling pattern among communities of color: intense organizing in response to overt instances of racial injustice […]
