Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. LDF Statement on the President’s Backtracking on Condemnation of White Supremacist Violence in Charlottesville Earlier today, President Trump backtracked on his condemnation of the white supremacist violence that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. […]
Thursday, October 20, 2016 | news
President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) Sherrilyn Ifill issued the following statement regarding the police-involved shooting death of Ms. Deborah Danner, a 66-year-old Black woman and Bronx resident with a history of mental illness: “The tragic shooting death of Deborah Danner starkly demonstrates the all-too-real potential for fatal outcomes when inadequately trained law […]
Monday, August 24, 2020 | news
Yesterday evening, 29-year-old Jacob Blake, a Black man, was shot in the back at least seven times at point blank range by one or more officers from the Kenosha Police Department (KPD) as he was entering a vehicle, reportedly to check on his children. From inside the vehicle, Mr. Blake’s three sons witnessed their father […]
Monday, October 14, 2019 | news
Atatiana Jefferson became another Black person to be inexplicably slain by police in their home when she was killed by a Fort Worth, Texas officer who had been summoned to the victim’s home in response to a neighbors’ request for a wellness check. The killing occurred despite a Police Department policy that prohibits officers from […]
Thursday, October 17, 2019 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is saddened to learn of the death of the Honorable Elijah E. Cummings, Chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee. The passing of Representative Cummings is a deep loss for the people of Baltimore, a constituency he served with integrity and honor in Congress for […]
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) deeply mourns the passing of Lynn Walker Huntley. Ms. Walker Huntley was an accomplished civil rights lawyer, a beloved member of the LDF family, a tireless advocate for racial justice and key architect of philanthropic support for civil rights and social justice. Although Ms. Walker Huntley is […]
Thursday, April 13, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Passing of Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam We are shocked and saddened by news of the death of Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, a brilliant and pioneering lawyer and jurist. Judge Abdus-Salaam was the first African-American woman to serve on the New York Court of […]
Sunday, October 18, 2015 | news
In Memoriam of Chief District Court Judge Ralph Gingles Jr. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) acknowledges the passing of the Honorable Ralph Gingles, Jr., a veteran judge and voting rights pioneer from Gaston, North Carolina. He died on Tuesday at age 69. Ralph “Skip” Gingles served as a Chief […]
Sunday, April 28, 2019 | news
This morning, the Honorable Damon J. Keith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit passed away at the age of 96. A grandson of slaves, Judge Keith rose from humble roots in Detroit to attend Howard University School of Law, where he studied under NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) […]
Sunday, August 16, 2015 | news
LDF deeply mourns the passing of iconic civil rights leader Julian Bond, a leading and tireless social activist, institution-builder, and advocate for racial justice and human rights. Mr. Bond’s profound impact on the struggle for equality and racial justice in America spans generations. As a co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and Southern […]
