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Press Release 01.30.25

The Leadership Conference Thanks Robert Santos for Service as Census Bureau Director

WASHINGTON — Meeta Anand, senior director of the census and data equity program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, joined by Leadership Conference Census Task Force Co-Chairs Terry Ao Minnis of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC and Arturo Vargas of NALEO Educational Fund, issued the following statement thanking Robert Santos for his service to the U.S. Census Bureau:

Press Release 01.30.25

MEMO: Kash Patel’s Nomination Threatens Our Rights and Democracy

On January 30, the Senate Judiciary Committee began its consideration of the nomination of Kash Patel to serve as FBI director. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights coalition, opposes his confirmation.

Press Release 01.30.25

Trump Agenda of Discrimination, Exclusion, and Ignorance Strikes Again

WASHINGTON — Liz King, senior director for education equity at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Trump administration released a trio of executive orders seeking to scare schools away from teaching and supporting their students:

Press Release 01.23.25

Trump Executive Order Attempts to Reverse Civil Rights and Drive Division in Public and Private Sector

WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement in response to the issuance of an executive order that attempts to reverse civil rights, undermine progress, and drive division. It reverses core equal opportunity executive orders and pressures corporations, non-profits, schools, and professional associations to roll back diversity practices born out of the struggle against discrimination and for fairness and shared prosperity.

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