“You are required by history to meet this civil rights moment. It is a moment in which we have the chance to transform our approach to public safety, to recognize that most community conflicts do ...
Today, several state and national civil rights groups sent a letter to Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) demanding changes to its discriminatory and exclusionary discipline policies before students return to school in the fall, ...
Sherrilyn Ifill, the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., issued the following statement regarding the widespread voting delays and irregularities during today’s Georgia primary election. “Today’s primary election in ...
Today, Katurah Topps, Policy Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement regarding the New York State Legislature’s vote to fully repeal Section 50-a of New York’s civil ...
WASHINGTON — Leading national racial justice organizational leaders today issued a joint statement on the bicameral introduction of the Justice in Policing Act: “This nation is facing another crisis of police killing Black people. While ...
Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel, joined MSNBC’s Katy Tur to discuss the charges against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police Officer responsible for the death of George Floyd.
Janai Nelson, the Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement regarding the death of Robert Forbes and the recent wave of violence against peaceful protesters around ...
