‘Vote for Justice’ Short Film Presents Obstacles of Reentry
Film follows story of Reginald Belle, a campaigns and programs fellow at The Education Fund
Maya Wiley to Head The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, The Leadership Conference Education Fund
WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights announced today that it and its sister organization, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, have selected civil rights attorney and activist, and NBC News and MSNBC Legal Analyst Maya Wiley to assume the leadership of both organizations. The chairs of the two organizations’ boards made the announcement after a joint board meeting to ratify the consensus recommendation of a 15-member joint board search committee. Wiley will hold the titles of president and CEO of both organizations and officially assume the roles on May 2, 2022.
The Leadership Conference, The Education Fund Welcome New Staff Members
WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund announced today that Dena Craig has joined the organizations as Director of Media Relations, and Anita Banerji as Senior Program Director for Media and Tech.
Police Use of Force National Database Unveils In-Depth Analysis of Nine New Cities
Accountable Now platform adds police use of force data for Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland, and more.
The Leadership Conference, The Education Fund Announce Development Team Hires
WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and its sister organization, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, announced today that Pamela Giller will join the organizations as the vice president of development. The organizations also announced that Andrew Ansel, who previously served as director of institutional giving, was promoted to managing director of development.
Jesselyn McCurdy joins The Leadership Conference as Managing Director of Government Affairs
WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and its sister organization, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, announced today that Jesselyn McCurdy is joining the organizations as managing director of government affairs.
Black Wall Street Legacy Commemorated in New Resource
WASHINGTON -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and its sister organization, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, are launching a new educational resource and PSA commemorating the legacy of Greenwood, the historically Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma — often referred to as Black Wall Street — that was destroyed by white supremacist mobs over a series of days in 1921. Formally established in 1905, Greenwood was a bustling downtown district created by and for African Americans, where dozens of businesses and churches thrived, despite the rampant racism and Jim Crow laws that attempted to restrict Black progress in the years following Emancipation.
Civil Rights Groups Launch National Database on Police Use of Force
Accountable Now platform provides data on use of force by law enforcement, to be more accessible and consistent
The Leadership Conference, The Education Fund Welcome Key Staff
WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and its sister organization, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, welcomed Kiersten Thornton as vice president of people and culture, Tamara Elaine Chrisler as senior advisor, organizational compliance and development, and Stephen Peters as director of media relations.
Vanita Gupta to Take Leave as Head of The Leadership Conference and The Education Fund
WASHINGTON – Judith L. Lichtman, board chair of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and James Rucker, board chair of The Leadership Conference Education Fund, issued the following statement on President-elect Joe Biden’s intent to nominate Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of the organizations, to be Associate Attorney General: