Thursday, August 25, 2022 | news
As part of an ambitious effort to build enthusiasm for Election Day 2022, the non-profit Voter Participation Center (VPC) and the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) are teaming up to mail 102,509 voter registration applications to eligible Black Mississippi citizens this month to encourage participation in our democracy on Tuesday, November 8th. “Democracy cannot be strong […]
Friday, September 30, 2016 | news
Exciting news! LDF has been selected to be a CREDO Donations Recipients for October. Each month, CREDO selects three nonprofit organizations representing a range of progressive causes to receive a portion of its revenue. More than $150,000 is awarded monthly and CREDO divides the dollars depending on the votes from people like you! The more […]
Monday, July 2, 2018 | scholarship-rec
Vivian Malone Jones became the first Black student to graduate from the formerly segregated University of Alabama on May 30, 1965. She was one of the first two Black students at the University in 1963. Despite being an exceptional high school student and member of the National Honor Society, Ms. Malone Jones was one of […]
Monday, January 13, 2020 | staff
Monday, January 13, 2020 | staff
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 | news
Cenk talks to NAACP Legal Defense Fund senior Counsel Vincent Southerland and Mediaite’s Tommy Christopher about reactions to the George Zimmerman verdict and what happens next. “Clearly this case calls out and cries out for further investigation by the federal government to ensure that there are no civil rights violations,” Southerland says. Christopher, like Cenk […]
Friday, March 14, 2014 | news
Yesterday, on Warren Olney’s public radio program “To The Point”, Vincent Southerland talked about the devastating effects of mass incarceration on African-American communities, families, and lives. He highlighted recent efforts by President Obama and Attorney General Holder, as well as conservatives like Senator Rand Paul, to end our decades-long addiction to mass incarceration. But, as […]
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 | news
On Wednesday, February 20, 2013, Sherrilyn Ifill, LDF’s President and Director-Counsel, and Ryan Haygood, Director of LDF’s Political Participation Group, hosted an engaging conversation with an invited group of friends and supporters to discuss Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, one of the most important voting rights cases of our generation. The Supreme Court will hear oral […]
Thursday, November 10, 2016 | news
In the wake of the results of the 2016 presidential election, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), recorded a powerful message. Read the excerpt and be sure to watch the full video below: “Mr. Trump will be the President. And with leadership comes responsibility. We will not […]
