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Protecting Black Communities from COVID-19 Fallout
Count Me In: Guide to 2020 Census

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Count Me In: Guide to 2020 Census
Prepared to Vote 2020

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Prepared to Vote 2020
Voting with a Felony Conviction in FL

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Voting with a Felony Conviction in FL
Natural Hair Discrimination

Equal Justice

Natural Hair Discrimination
LDF Urges Senate to End Use of Consent Packages that Fast-Track Judicial Nominees

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LDF Urges Senate to End Use of Consent Packages that Fast-Track Judicial Nominees
LDF Testifies Before Congress on Voter Suppression Crisis Post Shelby

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LDF Testifies Before Congress on Voter Suppression Crisis Post Shelby
LDF Supports Commission on Reparations for African Americans

Congress

LDF Supports Commission on Reparations for African Americans
LDF Sends Letter Urging Jeff Davis County to Reopen Polling Place Precinct

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LDF Sends Letter Urging Jeff Davis County to Reopen Polling Place Precinct
LDF Releases Water/Color: A Study of Race and the Water Affordability Crisis in America’s Cities

Equal Justice

LDF Releases Water/Color: A Study of Race and the Water Affordability Crisis in America’s Cities
LDF Testifies on Major Election Reform and Voting Rights Bill Before Congress

Voting Rights

LDF Testifies on Major Election Reform and Voting Rights Bill Before Congress
54th Anniversary of Selma March

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54th Anniversary of Selma March
LDF Leadership Featured in HuffPost

News

LDF Leadership Featured in HuffPost
District Court Rejects Citizenship Status Question for 2020 Census

News

District Court Rejects Citizenship Status Question for 2020 Census
LDF Argues Against Attempt to Reverse Integrated Education in Hartford

Education

LDF Argues Against Attempt to Reverse Integrated Education in Hartford
2018 Midterm Elections Special Bulletin

Voting Rights

2018 Midterm Elections Special Bulletin
LDF Responds to Report of Efforts to Undermine Legal Status of Transgender People

Equal Justice

LDF Responds to Report of Efforts to Undermine Legal Status of Transgender People

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