LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill weighs in on the portrayals of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lyndon Johnson in the new movie, “Selma.” ‘Selma’ does not distort history Film accurately portrays both MLK and ...
Although no one was injured and no property was damaged, Kiera was arrested, charged with two felonies, suspended from school for 10 days, and sent to an alternative school. Public outcry resulted in the dropping ...
LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill and Civil Rights leader Julian Bond discuss social activism and the Civil Rights movement across the decades on The Reid Report: Generation to Generation.
LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill: “People have to speak for themselves and that’s the requirement for citizenship.” For the entire segment, click here.
Sherrilyn Ifill joins a panel on the Diane Rehm Show to discuss the tragic slaying of NYC Police Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu and the current debate over policing, the criminal justice system and racial fairness: ...
In a USA Today column, LDF Interim Director of the Education Practice Leticia Smith-Evans and Russell Skiba argue school disicpline should be included in the topical discussion of racial bias and stereotypes in schools: Race debate ...
Ruling Could Bolster Lawsuits Against Police In a recent piece in the National Law Journal, Director of Litigation Christina Swarns states that, “Tolan resonates today in many ways. We were thrilled when the court ruled ...
