Thursday, August 30, 2018 | news
Racial Justice Organizations Oppose Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation to U.S. Supreme Court Each Organization Independently Concluded That His Record Is a Threat to Racial Justice Racial justice organizations are opposing the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, as his record clearly demonstrates that he would be a threat to racial justice and hard-won civil […]
Monday, July 2, 2018 | news
Racial Justice Leaders Publish Comprehensive Report Advising Starbucks on Ideas for Overcoming Racial Bias and Advancing Equity Independent report provides recommendations around racial equity and inclusion that can be applied across corporate America Longtime advocates and leaders of prominent racial justice organizations, Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and […]
Thursday, March 11, 2021 | ldf-perspectives
Thurgood Marshall Institute Racial Disparities in Washington, D.C. COVID-19 Vaccine Administration By Dr. Kesha Moore TMI Senior Researcher Washington, D.C. has often been referred to as Chocolate City because of its historic high percentage of Black residents comprising a majority of the population. While the percent of Black D.C. residents has dropped in recent years to […]
Friday, March 5, 2021 | ldf-perspectives
Racial Disparities in New York State’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution By Dr. Kesha Moore In New York State, like much of the nation, Black and Latinx communities have the highest rates of death from COVID-19. Yet, their higher vulnerability of dying from COVID-19 has not afforded them priority access to the life-saving vaccine. The Johns Hopkins Center […]
Friday, March 30, 2018 | staff
As Deputy Director of Litigation at LDF, Rachel uses litigation, policy, advocacy and public education to ensure access to equal opportunity in all of LDF’s practice areas, including education, economic justice and criminal justice. Rachel is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at NYU Law School where she co-teaches LDF’s Racial Equity Strategies Clinic. Rachel […]
Thursday, December 17, 2015 | news
“Extremely inappropriate”: The Supreme Court and the sneaky plot to kill affirmative action Holding that diversity can be a compelling interest that a university can [constitutionally] pursue. That was very encouraging, and we thought that as far as this case went that would be the end of the road. The fact that it’s been taken […]
Friday, June 14, 2013 | news
LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill published an Op-Ed in the New York Times, explaining why recent calls by some to focus on “solely class” and abandon race-conscious admissions policies fail to address the realities of how race continues to define opportunity. As Ifill notes, the policies that give us the best chance to meet […]
Thursday, April 8, 2021 | page
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. President & Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill and Asian Americans Advancing Justice President John C. Yang join national reporter Michelle Ye Hee Lee to talk about the long roots of allyship across communities in fighting systemic racism and the work of their organizations.
Friday, April 27, 2012 | news
The current foreclosure crisis constitutes a monumental civil rights issue. Communities of color were targeted for risky mortgage loans, have experienced disproportionately high foreclosure rates, and have been stripped of vast amounts of wealth because of discriminatory lending practices. From 2005 to 2009, median wealth fell by 66 percent among Latino households and 53 percent […]
Thursday, September 8, 2022 | page
Thurgood Marshall Institute Report Water/Color A Study Of Race And The Water Affordability Crisis In America’s Cities Read the Executive Summary Read the Full Report As long as American cities have been segregated by race, local officials have found ways to deprive Black people of access to affordable water. Municipal discrimination in the provision of […]
