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LDF Mourns the Passing of Reverend Doctor Joseph Lowery, The “Dean” of the Civil Rights Movement

Rev. Joseph Lowery (Courtesy of John Matthew Smith) The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) mourns the loss of Reverend Doctor Joseph Echols Lowery, the “dean” of the civil rights movement who played ...

Diverse Coalition of Student and Community Organizations Permitted to Intervene in Suit to Defend Expanded Access for Black and Latinx Students to New York City’s Specialized High Schools

Read a PDF of our statement here.

In a recent decision, Teens Take Charge – a public school student-led organization, the Hispanic Federation, Desis Rising Up & Moving (DRUM), the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF), and multiple Black and ...

LDF Mourns Former Client Reverend Darius L. Swann

Rev. Darius Swann and his wife, Vera, with family and friends at Burke Presbyterian Church in Virginia. (Presbyterian Church (USA)) The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) mourns the loss of former client ...

LDF Files Complaint against Arkansas Governor and Secretary of State over Ballot Access

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed a lawsuit on behalf of Black voters and the Christian Ministerial Alliance against Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Secretary of State John Thurston for ...