Sherrilyn Ifill

NAACP Legal Defense Fund President Sherrilyn Ifill to Leave Position Next Spring

11/18/2021

Amtrak Conductor Attempted To Force NAACP Executive To Give Up Her Seat

Sherrilyn Ifill says there was no reason she had to vacate.
01/19/2020

Sherrilyn Ifill: A National Crisis Requires a National Response

Policing tactics in this country must be changed.
05/01/2015

Black Women Leaders Talk About the Power of Education

First lady hosts panel of women civil rights leaders.
02/23/2015

Courts Block Voter ID Laws in Texas, Wisconsin

Republican-backed voter ID laws get twin blows.
10/10/2014
Eric Holder

Holder Vows to Defend Voting Rights Until His Last Day in Office

Attorney general steadfast in defense of voting rights.
09/26/2014

Leaders Call for Investigations of Pattern of Police Violence Against Unarmed Blacks

Michael Brown's death is just the latest example, they say.
08/15/2014
What to Know About Fisher v. University of Texas

Appeals Court Upholds University of Texas's Affirmative Action Policy

Court rules that race can be used as a factor in admissions.
07/16/2014
Wade Henderson

Leaders Rally for Voting Rights for Today

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Civil Rights Leaders Take Administration's Pulse on Key Issues

Obama, civil rights leaders discuss economic, social issues.
02/19/2014

Civil Rights Groups Form United Front on Voting Rights Battleground

Leaders to use March on Washington to mobilize voters.
07/30/2013