Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | news
Read the PDF of our statement here. LDF Pens Letter Urging Investigation of Prison Conditions in Beaumont, TexasFollowing Hurricane Harvey Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jefferson Sessions and Dr. Thomas Kane, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, concerning disturbing reports about […]
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 | news
LDF Pens Letter to Texas Secretary of State Urging Protection of Voters after Hurricane Harvey Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a letter to Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos urging him to prevent the disenfranchisement of eligible Texas voters who, due to Hurricane Harvey, lack the transportation and resources necessary to […]
Monday, April 13, 2015 | case-update
On April 14th, the Senate begins its markup (making revisions/amendments) to the bipartisan Senate ESEA bill, the Every Child Achieves Act. Read LDF’s comment letter on the Senate bill, calling for maintenance of a strong federal role and state accountability.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 | news
Sixty years ago today, a Montgomery, Alabama seamstress named Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a crowded city bus when a white person demanded her seat. Her arrest and the reaction by the local community sparked the Montgomery bus boycott and the modern civil rights movement. Led by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther […]
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | news
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) launched the “They Can’t. We Can.” voting campaign honoring victims of police violence and others whose lives were senselessly taken in racially-motivated crimes. The campaign features commissioned artwork by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) artists honoring many of the Black men and women […]
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 | news
Today, LDF attended a ceremony in the East Room of the White House where President Obama took two executive actions designed to assist minority and female workers in detecting and redressing pay discrimination. Discrimination in salaries and wages continues to severely impact the African-American community, especially women of color. African-American women earn only 64 cents […]
Thursday, March 28, 2013 | news
Today, LDF’s Washington Office Director, Leslie Proll, presented on a panel at the Third Annual Stateswomen for Justice Luncheon at the National Press Club. In its third year, the Luncheon focuses on racial justice issues and is sponsored by Trice Edney Communications. The panel featured women leaders from national civil rights organizations who discussed their […]
Monday, October 5, 2015 | news
South Carolina Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) made a remarkable request when he asked that the federal courthouse named for him be changed to that of Judge J. Waites Waring. Judge Waring is remembered for his important civil rights rulings. On Friday October 2nd, former South Carolina Senator Fritz Hollings participated in a ceremony changing the name of […]
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 | news
South Carolina Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) made a remarkable request when he asked that the federal courthouse named for him be changed to that of Judge J. Waites Waring. Judge Waring is remembered for his important civil rights rulings. On Friday October 2nd, former South Carolina Senator Fritz Hollings participated in a ceremony changing the name of […]
Friday, March 21, 2014 | news
Today, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights released long-awaited data that unequivocally demonstrate disparities in school resources and disciplinary practices along racial lines. Students of color are more likely than white students to be suspended from school; to be taught by less qualified teachers; and to have less access to challenging STEM classes. […]
