Elaine Jones, Sherrilyn Ifill, and Janai Nelson honor former LDF President and Director-Counsel, Ted Shaw, with the Thurgood Marshall Lifetime Achievement Recognition Award for his exceptional legal career and contributions to LDF and the civil rights community. #NEJAD2024

This year’s NEJAD theme, #WeAreAllBrown , celebrates the impact and legacy of Brown v. Board of Education and recognizes the work we must continue to advance educational equity for all students.

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Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee receive the Spirit of Justice Award at this year’s #NEJAD2024 for their commitment to highlighting Black voices and supporting racial justice work.

We’re live from #NEJAD2024 with Dara Starr Tucker!

Head over to our Instagram for red-carpet coverage! #NEJAD2024
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NEJAD honors philanthropists, activists, and organizations for their work in civil rights and activism.

Tonight's theme of 'We Are All Brown' is a reminder that we must continue fighting to fulfill the promise of “separate but equal' initiated 70 years ago in #BrownvBoard .

'After two years of intense and protracted litigation, Louisiana finally has a map with two majority Black districts. We are so relieved to finally be able to have resolution in this case.'

Jared Evans, LDF Senior Policy Counsel, on Louisiana Illuminator: lailluminator.com/2024/05/15/sup…

'With this critical legislation, Minnesota takes a key step towards ensuring that every Minnesotan can cast a meaningful ballot free from discrimination and is poised to join a growing list of forward-looking states enacting State VRAs.' Janai Nelson
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We are thrilled to have Wendell Pierce as a host, Aloe Blacc as the main performer, and Dara Starr Tucker as our social correspondent at this year’s #NEJAD2024 .

Join us at 6 PM LIVE on Instagram as we honor 70 years of #BrownvBoard .

🎙️Featuring Janai Nelson: Listen to the new episode of Thurgood Marshall Institute's Justice Above All ahead of the #BrownvBoard anniversary tomorrow!
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T – 1 day until the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.

Join us and the NAACP for a night of community, conversation, and continued action.

📆 May 17 | 6 - 8 PM ET
📍 Capitol View | Washington D.C.
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ICYMI: SCOTUS's decision to allow the use of a congressional map with a second majority-Black district in Louisiana ensures that Black voters’ voices will not be silenced during this year’s critical elections.
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'Now as much as ever before, we must aggressively advance the pursuit of equal opportunity for everyone in our multi-racial democracy which is the core of the Brown decision and the unfinished business of the Civil Rights Movement.' Janai Nelson
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HAPPENING SOON: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will reconsider the lower federal court order that leaves in place the landmark consent decree that protects the voting rights of Black voters in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

See the full case timeline ⬇️
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BREAKING: The Senate just confirmed Judge Sanket Bulsara, marking the 35th lifetime confirmation of an AANHPI judge during the Biden administration. Learn more about the AANHPI judges confirmed during this administration. #AANHPIHeritageMonth civilrights.org/resource/aanhp…

While we are pleased to see the Bipartisan Senate Working Group acknowledge that existing civil rights laws must apply to these new technologies, we see the roadmap on AI policy as a missed opportunity to address how AI can exacerbate racial inequity.
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Tomorrow, a full panel of judges of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will reconsider a lower federal court order that ensures that Black voters in Orleans Parish, LA have an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice to the LA Supreme Court.
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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

We asked Janai Nelson, Garrison Hayes, Taylor Cassidy, and Tona Boyd what the phrase #WeAreAllBrown means to them.

The consensus was that 70 years after Brown v. Board transformed our nation, the phrase reinvigorates us to continue fighting for educational and racial equity.