Council of State Governments Releases Groundbreaking Consensus Report on School Discipline

Today, the Council of State Governments, a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization of state government officials from all branches of government, unveiled an important new consensus report on school discipline. Known for its practical, evidence-based research and ...

Sherrilyn Ifill Commends Valuable Work of “My Brother’s Keeper” Initiative

Statement from Sherrilyn Ifill on the “My Brother’s Keeper” Initiative In February of this year, President Barack Obama unveiled the “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men ...

LDF Calls on State of Alabama to Stop Using Discriminatory Voucher Tests

Jim Crow-Era Voucher Tests “Have No Place in Modern Day Alabama” In clear violation of the Voting Rights Act, the State of Alabama has proposed a set of rules that will require an otherwise eligible ...

Black Voters Participate in Elections on Equal Basis for First Time in History in Fayette County, Georgia

Historic Elections Take Place in Fayette County, Georgia Fair Electoral Opportunity for Black Voters Arrives in Fayette County, Georgia Our nation recently commemorated the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Brown v. ...

LDF Celebrates the Life of Dr. Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

Hold those things that tell your history and protect them. During slavery, who was able to read or write or keep anything? The ability to have somebody to tell your story to is so important. ...

Ifill Addresses NYU Law School Graduates

Today, Sherrilyn A. Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (NAACP LDF), addressed New York University Law School’s 2014 graduates in a single ceremony at Madison Square Garden honoring both JDs ...

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Congratulates New NAACP Leader Cornell Brooks

Today, on the 60th Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, the NAACP has announced that Cornell William Brooks will become its 18th national President and Chief ...

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