by Lacy Crawford, Jr | Jan 17, 2022 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) –Monday, January 17, commemorates the life and legacy of the great civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Day recognizes Dr. King’s legacy of service and activism while also serving as an inspiration for us all to contribute to our...
by Lacy Crawford, Jr | Jan 13, 2022 | Press Releases
January 13, 2022 Contact: Kiren Marshall, marshall@civilrights.org, 202.780.9835 Angelo Greco, The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation/Black Women’s Roundtable, 917-499-2688, angelo@trillmulticultural.com Lacy Crawford, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights...
by Lacy Crawford, Jr | Jan 11, 2022 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) –President Joe Biden delivered a speech in Atlanta Tuesday that focused on the recently erected barriers to voting rights at the state level and the urgency of passing critical federal voting rights legislation. The following is a statement from...
by Lacy Crawford, Jr | Jan 11, 2022 | Press Releases
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights called on the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and other Chicago officials to update the community on the status of investigations into CPD officer Robert Bakker, who has...
by Lacy Crawford, Jr | Jan 9, 2022 | Press Releases
(WASHINGTON, DC): Dozens of the country’s most prominent civil and voting rights organizations are banding together to organize and turn out voters in the 2022 midterm elections and fight against voter suppression. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law...
