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 ...
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 ...
LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill today released the following statement in recognition of the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education and its historical significance as one of the greatest Supreme Court decisions ...
NAACP LDF marked the 60thanniversary of Brown v. Board of Education with a special luncheon at the National Press Club. The event, which celebrated the 60thanniversary of what is today acknowledged as one of the greatest Supreme Court ...
An Associated Press story titled “Segregation gains ground 60 years after Brown” quotes Sherrilyn Ifill. Housing discrimination — stopping or discouraging minorities from moving to majority-white areas — also plays a role in school segregation and ...
In an interview with CBS Radio’s Fresh Perspectives show, Sherrilyn Ifill discusses the Brown v Board of Education decision sixty years on, as well as the work that has been done in desegregation efforts and ...
