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How State Officials Usurping Control Threatens Black Political Power

How State Officials Usurping Control Threatens Black Political Power
How does affirmative action improve democracy?

Podcast: How does affirmative action improve democracy?
Fulfilling the Promise of the Right to Vote from Jail

Brief: Fulfilling the Promise of the Right to Vote from Jail
The Discriminatory Impact of Criminal Background Checks

Brief: The Discriminatory Impact of Criminal Background Checks
How Corporate Landlords Destabilize Black Homeownership

Podcast: How Corporate Landlords Destabilize Black Homeownership
How Race Shapes the Impacts of Long COVID

Podcast: How Race Shapes the Impacts of Long COVID
Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Decarceration

Brief: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Decarceration
Discrimination in the Housing Choice Voucher Program in Memphis

Research: Discrimination in the Housing Choice Voucher Program in Memphis
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing in America’s Largest County

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing in America’s Largest County
PODCAST: Beyond 911: Better Approaches for Behavioral Crises

PODCAST: Beyond 911: Better Approaches for Behavioral Crises
PODCAST: The Geography of Public Housing

PODCAST: The Geography of Public Housing
The Truth Behind Crime Statistics

Research: The Truth Behind Crime Statistics
SCOTUS 2022 Preview

Research: SCOTUS 2022 Preview
PODCAST: Election Sabotage and January 6th

PODCAST: Election Sabotage and January 6th
SCOTUS Roundup | 2021 Term

SCOTUS Roundup | 2021 Term
PODCAST: The Origins of Anti-CRT Mania

PODCAST: The Origins of Anti-CRT Mania
WEBINAR: Reversing Inequity Through Federal Investment

WEBINAR: Reversing Inequity Through Federal Investment
PODCAST: Fines, Fees, and Racial Wealth Extraction

PODCAST: Fines, Fees, and Racial Wealth Extraction
TMI Briefs: The Fight to Dismantle All-White Primaries

TMI Briefs: The Fight to Dismantle All-White Primaries
Leave No Power on the Table: Your Guide to Local Elections

Leave No Power on the Table: Your Guide to Local Elections
PODCAST: Prison-Based Gerrymandering and its Impact on the Black Vote

PODCAST: Prison-Based Gerrymandering and its Impact on the Black Vote
TMI Briefs: 2021 SCOTUS Preview

TMI Briefs: 2021 SCOTUS Preview
TMI Briefs: LDF and Healthcare

TMI Briefs: LDF and Healthcare
TMI Briefs: Education For All

TMI Briefs: Education For All
Enter the Voting Rights Microsite

Enter the Voting Rights Microsite
PODCAST: COVID-19 and Education Equity

PODCAST: COVID-19 and Education Equity
TMI Briefs: When an Arrest Becomes a Death Sentence

TMI Briefs: When an Arrest Becomes a Death Sentence
UPDATE: The Fair Housing Impact of COVID-19

UPDATE: The Fair Housing Impact of COVID-19
Janell Byrd-Chichester Discusses Protests over Policing Reform

Janell Byrd-Chichester Discusses Protests over Policing Reform
TMI Briefs: Structural Racism is a Public Health Crisis

TMI Briefs: Structural Racism is a Public Health Crisis
TMI Briefs: The CARES Act’s Impact

TMI Briefs: The CARES Act’s Impact
PODCAST: Algorithms of Oppression

PODCAST: Algorithms of Oppression
LDF’s Katurah Topps on Ferguson Five Years Later

LDF’s Katurah Topps on Ferguson Five Years Later
Three Policies That Address Rural vs. Urban Divide

Three Policies That Address Rural vs. Urban Divide
Janell Byrd-Chichester Joins TMI as New Director

Janell Byrd-Chichester Joins TMI as New Director
Statement on Brooklyn Immunity Decision

Statement on Brooklyn Immunity Decision
Tulsa Advocates Demand Police Reforms

Tulsa Advocates Demand Police Reforms
The 150th Anniversary of the 14th Amendment

The 150th Anniversary of the 14th Amendment
Fair Housing Act 50th Anniversary Story Map

Fair Housing Act 50th Anniversary Story Map
Dr. Megan Ming Francis Joins TMI

Dr. Megan Ming Francis Joins TMI
OP-ED: Arming Teachers Will Harm Black Kids

OP-ED: Arming Teachers Will Harm Black Kids
OP-ED: Listening to Broward’s Students

OP-ED: Listening to Broward’s Students
NYPD Gang Policing Policies Requested

NYPD Gang Policing Policies Requested
OP-ED: Baltimore’s Fight for Police Reform

OP-ED: Baltimore’s Fight for Police Reform
Commissioner-Designate De Sousa’s Hearing

Commissioner-Designate De Sousa’s Hearing
Baltimore Detectives Guilty of Racketeering

Baltimore Detectives Guilty of Racketeering
Watch Sherrilyn Ifill On MSNBC’s Ari Melber

Watch Sherrilyn Ifill On MSNBC’s Ari Melber
Watch Sherrilyn Ifill on Democracy Now!

Watch Sherrilyn Ifill on Democracy Now!
Oversight Needed for NYPD’s Gang Policing

Oversight Needed for NYPD’s Gang Policing
Baltimore Police Recruits Fail Legal Requirements

Baltimore Police Recruits Fail Legal Requirements
Letter on Baltimore’s Police Reform Plan

Letter on Baltimore’s Police Reform Plan
BHM: Revisiting Milestones in Civil Rights

BHM: Revisiting Milestones in Civil Rights
OP-ED: “Justice is About Sentencing and Reform”

OP-ED: “Justice is About Sentencing and Reform”
Baltimore Police Commissioner Replaced

Baltimore Police Commissioner Replaced
Viz: Death Row USA

Viz: Death Row USA
OP-ED: “Trump’s 1st Yr: Attack on Civil Rights”

OP-ED: “Trump’s 1st Yr: Attack on Civil Rights”
FOIA Appeal Filed with the DOJ’s COPS Office

FOIA Appeal Filed with the DOJ’s COPS Office
OP-ED: “On Stop-and-Frisk” (NYT)

OP-ED: “On Stop-and-Frisk” (NYT)
OP-ED: “Trump’s Racist Voter Fraud Charade”

OP-ED: “Trump’s Racist Voter Fraud Charade”
FOIA Requests filed with the Justice Department

FOIA Requests filed with the Justice Department
TMI’s Richard Rothstein on NewsOne Now

TMI’s Richard Rothstein on NewsOne Now
OP-ED: “Alabama’s Black Voters Matter” (TIME)

OP-ED: “Alabama’s Black Voters Matter” (TIME)
Cop Sentenced to 20 yrs for Walter Scott Death

Cop Sentenced to 20 yrs for Walter Scott Death
OP-ED: “A baker’s right to discriminate? None.”

OP-ED: “A baker’s right to discriminate? None.”
LDF Files Open Records Request re: Tulsa PD

LDF Files Open Records Request re: Tulsa PD
No Charges in Death of Keith Lamont Scott

No Charges in Death of Keith Lamont Scott
Priorities for the Consent Decree in Baltimore

Priorities for the Consent Decree in Baltimore
OP-ED: “Tamir Rice and Loss of Black Innocence”

OP-ED: “Tamir Rice and Loss of Black Innocence”
It Matters if You’re Black or White

Research: It Matters if You’re Black or White
Opposing Jeff Sessions

Research: Opposing Jeff Sessions
Free the Vote

Research: Free the Vote
Democracy Diminished

Research: Democracy Diminished
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The National Police Funding Database

Democracy Defended: Findings from the 2020 Election

In advance of the 2020 Census, LDF is educating the public about the Census and how to participate. Read LDF’s guide, Count Me In: Census Guide 2020, here. As before the 2010 Census, when LDF launched its national education campaign, Count on Change 2010,

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