Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to find unconstitutional the U.S. government’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the military. The brief ...
Racial Justice Leaders Publish Comprehensive Report Advising Starbucks on Ideas for Overcoming Racial Bias and Advancing Equity Independent report provides recommendations around racial equity and inclusion that can be applied across corporate America Longtime advocates ...
Watch LDF Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson join David Gura on MSNBC to discuss Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement, and how his replacement may endanger core civil rights issues.
By: Joy Ann Reid Source: AM Joy Watch LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill join MSNBC’s Joy Reid to discuss the Supreme Court vacancy and what Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement means for the future of American ...
In 2016, the Obama Administration finalized regulations that would help protect students—particularly students of color—from widespread and well-documented racial disparities in the identification, placement, and discipline of students with disabilities. The regulations are designed to ...
Black girls in the Baltimore City Public School System(BCPSS) are nearly five times less likely to have access to “gifted and talented” classes, but four times more likely to get suspended than their white peers—according ...
By: Chris Hayes Source: All In with Chris Hayes Watch LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill, alongside Ronald Klain and Faiz Shakir, join MSNBC’s Chris Hayes to discuss Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement, and what this ...
