Education Opportunities for All Students

The Leadership Conference is working to ensure that the Every Student Succeeds Act implementation drives toward greater equity in educational opportunity and outcomes

Economic Security

In an economy with widening income inequality and persistent poverty, there are many concrete steps that the nation can and must take to begin to turn the tide.

VRA for Today

The Leadership Conference is pushing Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to update the Voting Rights Act, which protects voters from racially discriminatory voting practices. Learn more at VRAforToday.org.

Media, Telecommunications and Technology

Access to communications and technology is vital to thriving in our nation’s 21st century economy. Our work includes ensuring that new technologies further, not hinder, civil rights protections, and expanding media diversity and access to broadband.

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October 19, 2017 Civil and Human Rights Coalition Urges Senate to Reject Flawed Budget Proposal

Civil and Human Rights Coalition Pans Senate Judiciary Committee Approval of Thomas Farr

October 18, 2017 Civil and Human Rights Coalition Rebukes Attorney General Sessions’ Oversight Hearing Testimony

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Latest Advocacy Letters

October 17, 2017 Leadership Conference letter on Sessions Senate Judiciary Committee testimony

October 16, 2017 Oppose the Confirmation of Thomas Farr to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

October 4, 2017 Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Must Include Both Front End and Back End Reform

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July 31, 2017 In 2017, Black Women Still Face a Devastating Wage Gap

June 23, 2017 Title IX at 45: Where Do We Go From Here?

May 16, 2017 Trump’s Wall is an Infrastructure Issue – and it’s the Wrong One to Pursue

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