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Joint Statement of Seven Civil Rights Leaders: Vow to Oppose Threats to Racial Justice Under Trump

NEW YORK (November 14, 2016) —  Seven leading civil rights organizations today issued the following statement in response to the 2016 Presidential and Congressional election: “As civil rights leaders working for racial justice and economic opportunity, we join much of the nation in our apprehension about the incoming administration.  We cannot ignore that the campaign […]

Joint Statement of Seven Civil Rights Leaders: Vow to Oppose Threats to Racial Justice Under Trump

NEW YORK (November 14, 2016) —  Seven leading civil rights organizations today issued the following statement in response to the 2016 Presidential and Congressional election: “As civil rights leaders working for racial justice and economic opportunity, we join much of the nation in our apprehension about the incoming administration.  We cannot ignore that the campaign […]

Joint Statement of Civil Rights Groups on the Murder Trial of Former Officer Michael Slager

Today, the ACLU of South Carolina, the North Charleston Branch of the NAACP, the Community Resource Center, Charleston Area Justice Ministry, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. release the following statement:  Over 18 months after the nation watched the highly-publicized video of the police-shooting death of Walter Scott, an unarmed Black man, […]

Joint Statement of Civil Rights and Clergy Leaders Concerning Mistrial of Former Officer Michael Slager

Read the PDF of our statement here. Today, Judge Clifton Newman declared a mistrial in the murder case of former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager who fatally shot Walter Scott, an unarmed Black man, during a routine traffic stop. The North Charleston Branch of the NAACP, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., the […]

Joint Statement of Black Women Leaders on Senator Mitch McConnell’s Attempts to Silence Words of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

Read the PDF of our statement here The undersigned are prominent African-American women leaders and we write to express our outrage at the actions taken last night by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Republican majority on the Senate floor. Last night, on the floor of the Senate, Senator Elizabeth Warren delivered a powerful […]

Joining Forces: Thurgood Marshall and John Lewis

Joining Forces: Thurgood Marshall and John Lewis By Janell Byrd-Chichester Former Director of the Thurgood Marshall Institute John Lewis’s death on July 17 marked a profound loss for the civil rights community. Congressman Lewis was the last living member of the “Big Six” civil rights leaders and, in describing the weight of his loss, many […]

Join the Fight for Racial Justice

Join the Fight For Racial Justice. The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is the first and foremost legal organization fighting for racial justice in America. Using the power of law, narrative, research, and people, we defend the humanity and advance the rights of Black people in America. 10 Ways You Can Join the Fight 1. Get […]

Johnathan Smith Testifies In Support of Fair Employment Protection Act

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, along with the National Women’s Law Center and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, are sponsoring a congressional briefing on the Fair Employment Protection Act.  The groups will discuss the need for this legislation and the findings of a new report by the National Women’s Law Center, […]

Johnathan Smith Testifies in Maryland in Support of Legislation That Would Protect Workers from Harassment

Today, Assistant Counsel Johnathan Smith testified before the Maryland House of Delegate’s Health and Government Operations Committee in support of House Bill 1350, the “Fair Employment Preservation Act of 2014,” which seeks to ensure that employees facing unlawful supervisor harassment in the workplace are adequately protected. Since 1998, the United States Supreme Court has established that […]