Picture this: You’ve worked hard all of your life. You have the grades and academic awards to prove it. You are recognized as one of the best students in your peer group. And you have ...
The U.S. Supreme Court term that begins Monday promises to be one of the most important for civil rights in decades, with the potential for blockbuster decisions on issues from race in classrooms and the ...
The Bronx district attorney’s office is no longer prosecuting people stopped and arrested for trespassing unless the arresting officer ensures the arrest is warranted. The DA’s bureau chief for Arraignments, Jeannette Rucker, sent a letter ...
On September 30, Acting Director of Litigation at LDF Elise Boddie, discussed on MSNBC’s “Up with Chris Hayes” the future of affirmative action and the Supreme Court in the upcoming Fisher v. University of Texas at ...
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city’s eight specialized high schools are for the best and the brightest and he thinks the best way to find those students is the way it’s been done for decades, ...
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund has filed a complaint charging an admissions test given at eight elite New York City high schools discriminates against blacks and Latinos. At this point, the only factor considered for admission ...
LDF is pleased to announce that its former President and Director-Counsel, Elaine R. Jones, received the Trailblazer Award from the Just the Beginning Foundation (JTBF) on September 22, 2012 at its Gala Dinner in Chicago, ...
