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Judge Robert L. Carter, 1917 – 2012

The Editors — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:39:19 +0000

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund mourns the passing of Judge Robert L. Carter, a true giant of the struggle for racial justice and equality.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Records Banner Year of Improvements

The Editors — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:58:31 +0000

By The Editors
The agency’s year-end report for fiscal year 2011 documents startling improvements in awards won for individual victims of discrimination, and from the reinvigorated pursuit of “systemic” cases intended to eliminate broad discriminatory practices within a company.

Save The Post Office

The Editors — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:06:13 +0000

By Kenneth J. Cooper
On the verge of default, the U.S. Postal Service has suspended its contributions to employee pensions and is considering layoffs, shutdowns of some rural post offices, and even an end to Saturday delivery. The independent government agency faces a budget deficit of as much as $10 billion this year.

Understanding the 2010 Midterm Elections

The Editors — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:33:34 +0000

By George E. Curry Of the tsunami of mistakes made by the media in interpreting the midterm election results, the one that rises to the top is the assertion that Democrats lost more than 60 House seats in part because the African-American portion of the electorate declined from 13 percent in 2008 to 10 percent [...]

Legal Defense Fund Gala Dinner Surpasses Goal in Fund-Raising at 70

The Editors — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:39:57 +0000

By The Editors

Buoyed by an extraordinary success in fund-raising, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) held its annual National Equal Justice Award Dinner Thursday in New York City in a celebration that exemplified many of the elements of LDF’s past and present.

Civil Rights Conference Honors Julius L. Chambers

The Editors — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:32:05 +0000

By The Editors
Julius L. Chambers, a former President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund was honored this week in his native North Carolina in perhaps the most fitting way possible: with a two-day conference intended to identify ways to complete “The Unfinished Work” of the struggle for civil rights.