Letter from the Executive Director
- June 07, 2010 The Widening Racial Wealth Divide On May 17th, the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University released a shocking study that found that the wealth gap between White and Black households in America nearly quadrupled between 1984 and 2007.
- May 17, 2010 The Unfulfilled Promise of Brown v. Board of Education Fifty-six years ago this month, on May 17th, 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States announced its decision in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education. The Court found that racially segregated schools was inherently discriminatory and violated the 14th amendment
- May 03, 2010 The New Jim Crow On May 6th, the Lawyers' Committee proudly hosted author Michele Alexander* for a discussion of her recently published book, The New Jim Crow. This important work argues persuasively that, even as the nation celebrates signs of progress, including the election of Barack Obama, a racial caste system" persists in America.
- March 24, 2010 Historic Enactment of Health Care Reform is Applauded On March 23rd, after the historic vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 21st and earlier action by the Senate, President Barack Obama signed into law a sweeping reform of America's health care system.
- March 02, 2010 Join the Lawyers' Committee in Fighting Loan Modification Scammers At the heart of the current economic crisis is a wave of foreclosures across the nation, nearly 4 million in 2009, which has disproportionately affected countless minorities. Millions of distressed homeowners, particularly minorities, have become vulnerable targets to fraudulent
- February 19, 2010 Lawyers' Committee Formed at Height of Civil Rights Movement As we celebrate Black History month, and honor the courage and achievements of so many that endured so much in the ongoing struggle for freedom and racial justice in America, it is appropriate to reflect on the founding of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
- January 28, 2010 Lawyers' Committee Weighs in on State of the Union Address Overall, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law applauds key issues addressed by President Barack Obama during his first State of the Union Address. We celebrate his statement that his "administration has a Civil Rights Division that is once again
- October 30, 2009 Still Grappling with Racism "In the Age of Obama" This country has celebrated proud moments in recent history, including the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American President, the confirmation of Justice Sonia Sotomayor as the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court and Eric H. Holder Jr. as the first Black U.S. Attorney General.
- August 13, 2009 Race and The Summer of 2009 -- Challenges Remain! This week, I joined President Obama and many others at a reception in honor of Justice Sonia Sotomayor who was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court on August 8th. Justice Sotomayor is only the third woman and the first Latina on the Court. The addition of this extremely well qualified jurist to the Court is a proud moment for the country.
