Monday, April 13, 2015 | news
The Truth About Black Twitter “Black Twitter is a force. It’s also not particularly well understood by those who aren’t a part of it. The term is used to describe a large network of black Twitter users and their loosely coordinated interactions, many of which accumulate into trending topics due to the network’s size, interconnectedness, […]
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 | news
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today announced that President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill will step down from her role in the spring of 2022 after nearly a decade leading the organization through its greatest period of growth and transformation. Janai Nelson, LDF’s current Associate Director-Counsel who has worked alongside Ms. Ifill for nearly […]
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 | news
“You are required by history to meet this civil rights moment. It is a moment in which we have the chance to transform our approach to public safety, to recognize that most community conflicts do not require the intervention of an armed officer, and to speak our values through federal and state budgets that prioritize […]
Monday, January 12, 2015 | news
On January 13, 2015, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), testified before the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing during a public meeting held at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. View the webcast here. Ifill recounted several incidents of lethal and excessive force exercised by law enforcement […]
Friday, May 1, 2015 | news
From CharlieRose.com, “A discussion about unrest in Baltimore with Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.”
Monday, December 17, 2018 | news
LDF’s President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill joined Chris Hayes on MSNBC’s All in With Chris Hayes to Russian attempts to manipulate Black voters in the 2016 Presidential Campaign.
Tuesday, January 10, 2017 | news
LDF President and Director Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill speaks with ABC News’ Arlette Saenz during the first day of confirmation hearings for Senator Jeff Sessions
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 | news
Today, Sherrilyn Ifill appeared on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Report and discussed today’s decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in Schuette vs. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action with Pete Williams. SCOTUS broke with longstanding precedent by refusing to ensure that the political process in Michigan is not used by the majority to suppress the minority’s right to equal participation. Sherrilyn highlighted Justice Sotomayor’s powerful dissent: […]
Thursday, June 4, 2015 | news
Fight for the right to vote Democrats are suing to roll back Republican voting restriction laws, filing suits in Wisconsin, Ohio and other key 2016 states. Marc Elias, campaign attorney for Hillary for America, and NAACP Legal Defense Fund [President and Director-Counsel] Sherrilyn Ifill have more.
Friday, January 29, 2016 | news
2015 National Fair Housing Conference, Residential Segregation Housing policy experts talked about residential segregation and diversity in U.S. cities. “The Problem We All Live With: Residential Segregation” was part of “A Call to Advance Housing Rights and Opportunities,” the 2015 National Fair Housing Training and Policy Conference, held at HUD’s national headquarters.
