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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Los Angeles is the sixth most racially-segregated metropolitan area in the U.S.
Julián Castro's 5 part series dives deeper into the harmful socioeconomic impacts of residential segregation on BIPOC communities.
Check it out this #FairHousing Month: naacpldf.org/fair-housing-i…
'We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. ”
MLK's “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” is among the most powerful messages of social justice ever delivered.
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'Law enforcement officers are not above the law when they violate the trust and rights of the public they are put in place to serve. They should be held accountable, not shielded when they commit misconduct.'
We're rallying to #EndQualifiedImmunity : naacpldf.org/press-release/…
Today marks 5 years since NYPD killed #KawaskiTrawick , a Black gay man who came to NYC to dance.
Late Friday, news broke that the cops who killed him wouldn't be fired, not even a slap on the wrist. Join us in rage. #Shame on Mayor Eric Adams & NYPD.
Felony disenfranchisement laws, which are modern reincarnations of racist Jim Crow-era policies, pose an even greater threat to people’s freedom and our democracy.
The newest episode of Thurgood Marshall Institute's podcast dives deeper: tminstituteldf.org/what-is-the-st…
New York: Join us TOMORROW, April 16 in Albany to #EndQualifiedImmunity .
Qualified immunity must be abolished because it allows law enforcement to repeatedly violate the constitutional rights of people without consequence.
RSVP: bit.ly/eqiny2024
The time to act is now.
Amidst various civil rights anniversaries and a crucial election year, Janai Nelson urged us all to be active participants in the fight for our democracy at NationalActionNet's 2024 Convention this weekend.
Her full speech: youtube.com/watch?v=PP8rea…