Biden-Harris Administration and Congress Must Continue to Advance Civil and Human Rights
The Leadership Conference releases progress report analyzing Biden-Harris administration and 117th Congress
Media Advisory: Press Call With Progressive, Civil Rights Groups On the Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 25, 2022 – Alliance for Justice, National Women’s Law Center, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation/Black Women’s Roundtable, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and People For the American Way will hold a joint press call today about President Biden’s announcement that he will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Biden’s Historic Nomination of Judge Jackson Moves Us Closer To ‘Equal Justice Under Law’
WASHINGTON – Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on President Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court:
White Supremacists Found Guilty of Federal Hate Crimes Against Ahmaud Arbery
WASHINGTON – Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights released the following statement in response to the jury finding William Bryan and Travis and Gregory McMichaels guilty of federal hate crimes for targeting and depriving Ahmaud Arbery of his rights:
CONGRESS EXTENDS TRUMP-ERA DRUG CRIMINALIZATION FOR SIXTH TIME, DELAYS ACTION ON LIFESAVING PUBLIC HEALTH ALTERNATIVES
Opting for harsh sentencing and stigma over health services and reform, lawmakers continue to push Trump-era policies rooted in fear not science
Senate Must Confirm Remarkable Nominee Nina Morrison
WASHINGTON – Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on judicial nominations, including the nomination of Nina Morrison to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York:
The Leadership Conference, The Education Fund Welcome New Managing Directors
WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund announced today that Erica Southerland has joined the organizations as managing director of communications and Kanya Bennett as managing director of government affairs.
We Must Protect Historically Black Colleges and Universities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights released the following statement on the continued threats of violence against several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs):