Legal Defense Fund
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America's premier civil rights law organization fighting for racial justice through litigation, advocacy, & public education. Established in 1940.
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The Leadership Conference
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights — the nation’s oldest, largest, and most diverse civil and human rights coalition. Led by @mayawiley.
Janai Nelson
President and Director-Counsel of LDF (NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.) the nation's first civil and human rights law org. Tweets are my own.
Southern Poverty Law Center
Catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements..
Equal Justice Initiative
We work to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial injustice. Led by Bryan Stevenson. Creators of the @legacysites #justmercy
NAACP
Founded 1909, the NAACP is the nation's first and largest grassroots–based civil rights organization. Over 2,000 volunteer-run branches nationwide.
'It ended legal apartheid, which made it possible for people to learn together, to live together, to love who they want, and to enjoy freedoms that now define who we are as Americans.'
Janai Nelson explains how we're honoring 70 years of our pivotal case. #WeAreAllBrown
LDF Assistant Counsel Antonio L. Ingram II testified at today's #SB17 hearing alongside students and faculty from 🤠 Texas Rising ↗️, Texas Students for DEI, and Texas AFT.
Today, we joined 🤠 Texas Rising ↗️, Texas Students for DEI, and Texas AFT, for a demonstration that began at UT Austin and ended at the Texas Capitol before presenting testimony to uplift the harms they have experienced since the implementation of #SB17 .
naacpldf.org/press-release/…
I’m excited to join Legal Defense Fund to celebrate 70 years of #BrownvBoard this Friday, May 17th with a panel discussion — “Lasting Legacy, Living Promise: Brown at 70 Years”
HAPPENING NOW: Janai Nelson is speaking at '70 Years after Brown v. Board of Education: The Legacy, the Work Done, and the Work Ahead.”
Register to watch the livestream: zoomgov.com/webinar/regist…
After Chief Justice Earl Warren finished reading SCOTUS's unanimous opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, Southern white political leaders condemned the decision and vowed to defy it.
Learn more about the massive resistance to #BrownvBoard .
naacpldf.org/brown-vs-board…
Cecilia 'Cissy' Suyat Marshall was a civil rights legend.
As a former LDF staff member, she contributed immensely to the Brown v. Board of Education case and was a tireless devotee to the cause of equal justice. #AAPIHeritageMonth
Today we're mobilizing for DEI with 🤠 Texas Rising ↗️ & Texas Students for DEI!
Join us at the UT Tower to march to the Texas State Capitol at 8 AM CT and deliver public testimony on the impact of #SB17 on education in Texas.
For more info: naacpldf.org/truth-2/texas-…
Tomorrow we're mobilizing for DEI with 🤠 Texas Rising ↗️ & Texas Students for DEI!
Join us at the UT Tower to march to the Texas State Capitol at 8:00 AM and deliver public testimony on the impact of #SB17 on education in Texas.
For more info: naacpldf.org/truth-2/texas-…
Don't miss LDF attorneys and clients diving deeper into our SCOTUS case Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP with Lisa Graves on May 23!
Brown v. Board of Education transformed the landscape of American education and democracy.
Help us honor 70 years of promoting education equity this week by sharing how education has impacted your life with the hashtags #BrownvBoard and #WeAreAllBrown .
naacpldf.org/brown-vs-board/
Voting rights attorney Tori Wenger joined Crooked Media's latest episode of 'Strict Scrutiny' for an update on the last four years of litigation trying to get fair voting maps for Louisiana residents.
Listen now: crooked.com/podcast/the-pi…
The decision in #BrownvBoard is the means of our pursuit of racial equality, not the end.
Honor 70 years of Brown and its legacy by hearing from LDF's Jin Hee Lee, Sarah Seo, and Hamida Labi in 🔎 Poverty & Race Research Action Council - PRRAC’s new special issue of Poverty and Race: bit.ly/BrownAt70
