Brooklyn Block Co-Named Jacqueline Berrien Way In Honor of Former LDF Associate Director-Counsel

Today, a section of Decatur Street between Lewis and Stuyvesant Avenues in Brooklyn, New York, was co-named Jacqueline Berrien Way in honor of former NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) Associate Director-Counsel Jacqueline ...

LDF Submits Comments in Response to Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Request for Information on the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) submitted comments in response to the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Request for Information regarding the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline. LDF urges OCR ...

LDF Issues Statement on Tarrant, Alabama, City Councilmember Tommy Bryant and the Ongoing Harassment of Public Officials of Color

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Earlier this week, Tarrant, Alabama, city councilmember Tommy Bryant was caught on video shouting “Do we have a house n***er in here?” in the direction of fellow councilmember Veronica Freeman. This comes one month after ...

LDF Sends Letter to FINA Concerning its Denial of Use for Swim Caps Designed for Natural Black/Afro Hair in Competition

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. sent a letter to the Fédération Internationale de Natation (“FINA”), the sole and exclusive world governing body for water sports and the regulatory body recognized by the ...

LDF Submits Letter to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Opposing the Use of Facial Recognition Technology by Law Enforcement

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) submitted a letter to the U.S. House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security in connection with the July 13, 2021 hearing held by the House ...

LDF Submits Testimony to the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission’s Long Island Hearing

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) submitted testimony to the New York State Independent Redistricting Committee urging the commission to ensure compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and ...

LDF Issues Statement on Expanded Child Tax Credit Payments

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Today, the Biden Administration announced the first disbursement of monthly expanded Child Tax Credit payments to middle- and low-income families with children. Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. ...

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