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Sherrilyn Ifill and Julian Bond Discuss Social Activism Past and Future

LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill and Civil Rights leader Julian Bond discuss social activism and the Civil Rights movement across the decades on The Reid Report: Generation to Generation.

Sherrilyn Ifill and Heather McGhee Respond to Preview of Starbucks’ Anti-Bias Training

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Heather McGhee of Demos issued the following statement regarding the preview of the Starbucks’ anti-bias training: We are encouraged by the steps Starbucks has taken in developing an anti-bias training for its 175,000 employees on May 29. Following the racial bias incident in […]

Sherrilyn Ifill and Deuel Ross Discuss Importance of Redistricting in Florissant to Ensure Black Voters Can Participate Equally in Electoral Process

The change in boundaries came at the urging of the New York-based NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the country’s first civil rights law firm. “We believe that the city’s current electoral plan may undermine the opportunity of black voters in Florissant to participate equally in the political process and to elect candidates of their […]

Sherrilyn Ifill and Academy-Award Winning Writer-Director Barry Jenkins Explore Beale Street Narratives

Beale Street x LDF: A Conversation We were thrilled to partner with Annapurna Pictures for a screening and discussion with Academy Award-winning film writer-director Barry Jenkins of his latest film, If Beale Street Could Talk, in Washington D.C. President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill and Academy-Award Winning Writer-Director Barry Jenkins discuss James Baldwin’s work – a […]

Sherrilyn Ifill Among Panelists Discussing Law Enforcement and Communities of Color at W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s America Healing Conference

Experts advance solutions for healing relationships between law enforcement and communities of color at America Healing Conference [Sherrilyn] Ifill recommended that the federal government leverage grants to change police behavior and practices in departments across the country. Specifically, she said the nearly $1 billion in annual grants should be conditioned on “training to manage implicit […]

Sherrilyn Ifill Among Experts Advancing Solutions for Healing Relationships Between Law Enforcement and Communities of Color at America Healing Conference

Healing Relationships between Law Enforcement and Communities of Color A Livestreamed Plenary Panel at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s America Healing Conference   In light of recent events in Baltimore, Ferguson and cities around the country, there is an elevated level of distrust between many communities and police departments. Trust between law enforcement and the people they serve […]

Sherrilyn Ifill

Sherrilyn Ifill served as the seventh President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) from 2013 to 2022, and currently serves as President and Director-Counsel Emeritus. Ifill, the second woman to ever lead LDF, provided visionary and transformational leadership during one of the most consequential and intense moments in our nation’s history. Ifill […]

Sherrilyn Ifill

Sherrilyn Ifill

Sherrilyn Ifill served as the seventh President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) from 2013 to 2022, and currently serves as President and Director-Counsel Emeritus. Ifill, the second woman to ever lead LDF, provided visionary and transformational leadership during one of the most consequential and intense moments in our nation’s history. Ifill […]

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