by Press | Mar 25, 2026 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Kristen Clarke was appointed as general counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Clarke, a trailblazing civil rights lawyer and champion for justice, previously served as president and...
by Press | Jun 21, 2023 | Press Releases
John Brittain, William Robinson, and Kristen Clarke were honored during the anniversary celebration. Lloyd Cutler and Ernest N. Morial also were lauded posthumously for their transformative contributions to the fight for racial justice. WASHINGTON–Today, the...
by Press | May 25, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – In a historic vote that shattered another glass ceiling and swept in a new era of civil rights priorities at the highest levels of the federal government, the U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday afternoon to confirm Kristen Clarke as the assistant...
by Press | May 13, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines Thursday on the nomination of Kristen Clarke to be the assistant attorney general for civil rights. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting president and executive...
by Press | Jan 7, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – President-elect Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Kristen Clarke (bio), the president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law to be the nation’s...
