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President Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is an abuse of power that threatens the central bank's independence and the rule of law.
Cook is the first woman of color to serve on the Board of Governors, and only the fourth Black appointee ever to serve.
Cook is the first woman of color to serve on the Board of Governors, and only the fourth Black appointee ever to serve.
August 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
President Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is an abuse of power that threatens the central bank's independence and the rule of law.
Cook is the first woman of color to serve on the Board of Governors, and only the fourth Black appointee ever to serve.
Cook is the first woman of color to serve on the Board of Governors, and only the fourth Black appointee ever to serve.
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Despite the Texas Legislature’s late night vote adopting the new congressional map, LDF remains committed to building Black political power.
August 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Despite the Texas Legislature’s late night vote adopting the new congressional map, LDF remains committed to building Black political power.
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BREAKING 🚨 Trump administration dismisses housing discrimination cases – leaving Black communities at risk of facing unfair racial bias.
Everyone deserves to live in a safe, healthy community. These cases may have been abandoned, but our work to protect them continues.
Everyone deserves to live in a safe, healthy community. These cases may have been abandoned, but our work to protect them continues.
August 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
BREAKING 🚨 Trump administration dismisses housing discrimination cases – leaving Black communities at risk of facing unfair racial bias.
Everyone deserves to live in a safe, healthy community. These cases may have been abandoned, but our work to protect them continues.
Everyone deserves to live in a safe, healthy community. These cases may have been abandoned, but our work to protect them continues.
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Here is my latest Dallas Examiner article published yesterday ironically on the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.
dallasexaminer.com/texas-redist...
dallasexaminer.com/texas-redist...
August 8, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Here is my latest Dallas Examiner article published yesterday ironically on the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.
dallasexaminer.com/texas-redist...
dallasexaminer.com/texas-redist...
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Cory Booker has taken the Senate floor and plans to filibuster as long as he’s physically able to protest the complete disregard for the rule of law by Trump and Musk.
Watch here: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
Watch here: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
March 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Cory Booker has taken the Senate floor and plans to filibuster as long as he’s physically able to protest the complete disregard for the rule of law by Trump and Musk.
Watch here: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
Watch here: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
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Judge blocks Trump effort to curtail deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans calling the administration’s actions a “classic example of racism." FINALLY.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Judge blocks Trump effort to curtail deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
The Trump administration's decision-making is a "classic example of racism," the judge wrote.
www.politico.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Judge blocks Trump effort to curtail deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans calling the administration’s actions a “classic example of racism." FINALLY.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Not only is it not too late to reverse course, in order to preserve our democracy, we must. The 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday reminds us that the most intractable obstacles can yield to the will of a ppl determined to persevere in the name of justice and freedom.
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
Courts, but also the ‘power of the people’ will counter Trump’s fascism
With the Trump administration signaling it may defy lower court orders, it will ultimately fall to the Supreme Court to rein in his actions, says Janai Nelson, President of the NAACP Legal Defense Fun...
www.msnbc.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Not only is it not too late to reverse course, in order to preserve our democracy, we must. The 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday reminds us that the most intractable obstacles can yield to the will of a ppl determined to persevere in the name of justice and freedom.
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
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To the contrary DOJ Civil Rights Division Nominee Dhillon. Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives “as applied” DO NOT mandate quotas.
February 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
To the contrary DOJ Civil Rights Division Nominee Dhillon. Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives “as applied” DO NOT mandate quotas.
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Former LDF client Kemba Smith Pradia on being pardoned by Biden 24 years after receiving a sentence of equal length and almost two decades after being released: ‘I dropped to my knees and I thanked God’ www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w... via @msnbc
Pardoned by Biden: ‘I dropped to my knees and I thanked God’
Among the round of pardons issued by President Biden on his last day in office was Kemba Smith Pradia. Pradia was a college student when she found herself in an abusive relationship with her boyfriend...
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January 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Former LDF client Kemba Smith Pradia on being pardoned by Biden 24 years after receiving a sentence of equal length and almost two decades after being released: ‘I dropped to my knees and I thanked God’ www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w... via @msnbc
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The #ClockIsTicking in Michigan. We have a chance to pass a voting rights act that will protect the right to vote of all Michiganders. The nation needs your example a leader in voting rights now. Keep Michigan on the map as a voting rights leader and pass the MIVRA this week.
December 17, 2024 at 7:36 PM
The #ClockIsTicking in Michigan. We have a chance to pass a voting rights act that will protect the right to vote of all Michiganders. The nation needs your example a leader in voting rights now. Keep Michigan on the map as a voting rights leader and pass the MIVRA this week.
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Lots of truth telling during this evenings reparations public comments from LDF and its partners of New Yorkers for Reparations
December 17, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Lots of truth telling during this evenings reparations public comments from LDF and its partners of New Yorkers for Reparations
Horrible! This can not pass. Have these people ever read John 8:7?!
December 14, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Horrible! This can not pass. Have these people ever read John 8:7?!
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We strongly urge @POTUS Biden to use his constitutional authority to act boldly, decisively & swiftly to commute the sentences of all 40 ppl on federal death row. This is a moment for moral leadership and opportunity to show mercy & equitable redemption. www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
Legal Defense Fund Joins 130+ Organizations in Calling on President Biden to Commute Federal Death Sentences
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) joined partners across the civil and human rights movement to call on President Biden to use his remaining time in office to commute the sentences of all 40 individ
www.naacpldf.org
December 9, 2024 at 11:05 PM
We strongly urge @POTUS Biden to use his constitutional authority to act boldly, decisively & swiftly to commute the sentences of all 40 ppl on federal death row. This is a moment for moral leadership and opportunity to show mercy & equitable redemption. www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
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LDF is prepared to once again serve as the surrogate Department of Justice in the second Trump Administration. We will also use every lawful tool to disrupt the assaults on our freedoms. Listen to my conversation on @msnbc with Charles Coleman and Derrick Johnson.
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
‘We are facing an onslaught’: How the NAACP and civil rights lawyers are prepping for new Trump era
Both Donald Trump’s previous record as president and his picks for key Department of Justice roles this time around indicate that the incoming Department of Justice will look to upend the agency’s civ...
www.msnbc.com
December 7, 2024 at 10:19 PM
LDF is prepared to once again serve as the surrogate Department of Justice in the second Trump Administration. We will also use every lawful tool to disrupt the assaults on our freedoms. Listen to my conversation on @msnbc with Charles Coleman and Derrick Johnson.
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
