We Are the Majority and Now Is the Time to Act
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after President Biden’s State of the Union address:
The Leadership Conference Celebrates Reintroduction of John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to Protect the Freedom to Vote
WASHINGTON — Leslie Proll, senior director of the voting rights program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement celebrating the reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in the Senate:
The Leadership Conference Applauds Department of Education Toolkit on Voter Registration
WASHINGTON — Leslie Proll, senior director of the voting rights program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and Yterenickia 'YT' Bell, senior director of the And Still I Vote program, released the following statement celebrating the U.S. Department of Education’s toolkit for promoting civic engagement and voter registration activities for students.
90+ Civil Rights Groups Call for Robust Funding for Education Civil Rights Office to Protect Students
WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, along with 91 national and local advocacy organizations, called on President Biden and congressional appropriators to double the funding for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). OCR cannot fulfill its responsibility to protect the civil rights of all students without adequate resources.
Amir Ali’s Commitment to Equal Justice Will Strengthen Our Judiciary
WASHINGTON — Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on several judicial nominees, including the nomination of Amir Ali to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia:
Op-Ed from Maya Wiley and Derrick Johnson in Atlanta Journal-Constitution: J. Edgar Hoover Wanted to Discredit MLK, Don’t Give Credence To His Illegal Tactics
WASHINGTON – Following Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attempting to justify the illegal wiretaps of Martin Luther King Jr., and with a movement to release the tapes, Maya Wiley, President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and Derrick Johnson, CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People wrote an op-ed in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution saying that the illegally obtained surveillance must not be released.
The Leadership Conference Celebrates the Bipartisan Passage of H.R. 7024, Calls on Senate to Urgently Pass the Child Tax Credit Expansion
WASHINGTON – Jesselyn McCurdy, executive vice president for government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 7024 in the House:
The Leadership Conference Calls for Hate Crimes Investigation, Condemns Hate and Political Violence
WASHINGTON – Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the attack on protestors at Columbia University: