LDF Statement on Indictment of All Six Police Officers Involved in Death of Freddie Gray

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) applauds the decision made by a Baltimore grand jury to indict the six police officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. Officers Caesar ...

LDF’s Sherrilyn Ifill Delivers New York University’s 183rd Commencement Speech

On May 20th, LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill gave New York University’s 183rd Commencement speech at Yankee Stadium in front of an audience of approximately 8,000 people.  Ms. Ifill also received a Doctor of Laws degree, honoris causa, at ...

African American Business Executives Join LDF to Enact Police Reforms, Strengthen Accountability

With episodes of police violence against unarmed African-American citizens occurring at a frequency that has raised the national consciousness to an unprecedented level, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and The Executive ...

LDF Statement on President’s Plan to Improve Relations between Police and Communities of Color

The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (“LDF”) is encouraged by the initiatives announced today by President Obama to improve the deeply frayed relationship between police and communities of color. The announcement includes the ...

NAACP-LDF: New $30,000 Racial Justice Scholarship for Law Students and Revamped Scholarship for Undergraduates

Applications are being accepted for a new, prestigious, competitive law school scholarship, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (“LDF”) announced today. LDF revamped its Earl Warren Scholarship to target law students pursuing a career ...

LDF Statement on the 61st Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

Download a Brown fact sheet here and a list of Brown milestones here. ### All children deserve quality education opportunities. Join @NAACP_LDF on Twitter on May 18 @1pm EST to discuss#BrownsPromise. On May 17th the landmark ...

LDF Statement on Department of Justice’s Announcement of Federal Probe of Baltimore Police Department

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) commends the Department of Justice (DOJ) for launching a federal investigation of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) to determine whether BPD has engaged in a “pattern or practice” ...

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