Monday, August 26, 2013 | news
Along with Attorney General Eric Holder, Rev. Al Sharpton, Rep. John Lewis, and other civil rights leaders, Sherrilyn Ifill spoke to tens of thousands of Americans at the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. The marchers stretched from the Lincoln Memorial down the length of the Mall’s reflecting pool and beyond. Although we marched […]
Thursday, April 30, 2015 | news
Will Baltimore’s mayor be held responsible for the riots? Mayor criticized for inaction on ‘The Kelly File’
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | news
Trump race crisis a test for Congress to take real action Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, talks with Rachel Maddow about how Congress can do more than the bare minimum of tweeting condemnation of racism to address the actual problem with legislation.
Thursday, April 9, 2015 | news
Change is coming to Ferguson “Change is coming to Ferguson. In the next few weeks the Department of Justice (DOJ) will begin to negotiate in earnest with the city to restructure the police department, which the department has charged with engaging in a pattern and practice of racial discrimination.” Read Sherrilyn Ifill’s full op-ed here.
Friday, May 1, 2015 | news
Criminal charges in Baltimore brings mixed reactions, calls for more change [On Andrea Mitchell Reports,] Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund explains why her feelings are “mixed” over the announcement of criminal charges in Baltimore, saying the charges were something that should’ve happened “as a matter of course.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 | news
The remarks from black legislators came during a conference call with several African-American leaders, including Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and Paulette Walker, national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Lynch is a member of that organization. “When an African-American woman of this stature who appears fully prepared […]
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 | news
Sherrilyn Ifill Selected Among Top Leaders of Color and Women Leaders Among Legal Services, including Private, Public and & Governmental Sectors LDF announced that Sherrilyn Ifill has been recognized by the Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) as one of 15 CUP Catalysts: Change Agents 2013 | Law . The list highlights and celebrates the accomplishments of diverse leaders […]
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 | news
Hundreds protest police reaction to Texas pool party Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense and Educational Fund, discusses the reactions in McKinney, Tx. after a video showing a white police officer wrestling a black teenage girl at a pool party to the ground was posted online.
Monday, March 9, 2015 | news
Threats to Voting Rights Remain, Selma Gathering Is Told Sherrilyn Ifill, the president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc., urged listeners to call their representatives in Congress. “Tell them you demand a hearing on an amendment to the Voting Rights Act,” she said. Read the full article here.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 | news
After deciding a trip to Ferguson, Missouri would be too disruptive, President Obama instead meets with civil rights leaders, including LDF President and Director Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill, and young organizers at the White House to discuss ways of rebuilding trust and improving relations between law enforcement and communities of color. White House Debated Ferguson Trip The […]
