As we honor #LaborDay, we recognize the contributions of Black Americans – as leading activists in the labor rights movement and through hundreds of years of enslaved and prison labor – whose courage and strength, bodies and labor built much of this country's economic prosperity.

Let us not forget, the 13th Amendment restricted slavery to those who have not committed a crime, thus transforming slavery into the Convict Leasing system and prison labor. Today, the prison industrial complex is still holding onto the last vestiges of slavery. #LaborDay

Here are 3 ways you can begin to prep for the Nov.5 election: ✅ Check your registration / register to vote ✅ Verify your voting options: mail-in, early voting, in-person ✅ Research what's on your ballot You can do all this and more ldf.vote

2024 is not just about the Presidential Election. Our election research guide will help ensure that you and members of your community are leaving no power on the table in every race this election season ⬇️ naacpldf.org/research-candi…

LDF has supported the use of peaceful protest to advance civil rights and racial justice for Black communities. Defending the right to protest is a central piece of LDF’s history. naacpldf.org/protecting-pro…

Brat summer may be over, but election season is just ramping up. You can register to vote, find your polling site, and make a voting plan at ldf.vote! 😉

Civil and voting rights organizations scored two significant wins for Georgia voters when they secured preliminary injunctions to block provisions of Georgia's voter suppression law SB 202. But those wins have been appealed to the 11th Circuit. naacpldf.org/press-release/…

BREAKING: LDF alongside co-counsel Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, filed an amicus brief in United States v. Skrmetti – a case challenging a Tennessee law that bans medically necessary gender-affirming health care for transgender youth. naacpldf.org/press-release/…

LDF has been a trusted community partner and resource since 1940. We are here to help Black communities face the complexities of today’s electoral landscape. Voters can visit ldf.vote for the resources they need to participate in the 2024 election.

The “lovely one”, aka Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, graced a packed ⁦apollotheater⁩ audience tonight in an exhilarating and inspiring in-depth interview by ⁦Gayle King⁩ on her eponymous debut book. Watching history get made yet again never gets old. #LovelyOne

“Bring the nation's children, and the parents will have to focus on Mississippi.” – Robert Moses, Speech on Freedom Summer at Stanford University naacpldf.org/freedom-summer…

Our piece on Freedom Summer dives deep into the formation and long-lasting impact of the 1964 voting campaign that transformed the U.S. electoral landscape. Read it now 📖 naacpldf.org/freedom-summer…

The National Guard prevented nine Black students—Minnijean Brown, Terrence Roberts, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Patillo, Gloria Ray, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Wall—from entering Central High School in Little Rock #OTD in 1957.

🗳️Election Day is exactly 2 months away! And with the potential of record voter turnout, election administrators are hard at work recruiting a workforce of poll workers to help elections run smoothly — and they need your help. Sign up to now: powerthepolls.org

From access to clean water to fair employment conditions, federal agencies touch many aspects of our daily lives. Our FAQ dives deeper into how the federal government's work — and efforts to undermine how it addresses racial inequities — may impact you. naacpldf.org/case-issue/che…

Last night, the Independent Federal Monitor (Monitor) of the NYPD released a report finding that the NYPD has failed to comply with court-ordered mandates to reform its stop, question, and frisk and trespass enforcement practices. naacpldf.org/press-release/…

A key way you can help ensure fair and accessible elections nationwide is by signing up to be a poll worker! Help ensure elections run smoothly and polling places stay open in your community by becoming a poll worker through Power the Polls today. powerthepolls.org/LDF

LDF and partners at Texas Civil Rights Project, CLC, and ACLU of Texas sent guidance to all 254 Texas counties urging them to reject all third-party challenges that are not supported by the statutory “personal knowledge” requirement. naacpldf.org/news/ldf-sends…

Black people have long served as guardians of a democracy that continues to marginalize them. This critical and increasingly risky election work mandates sustained investment and support. naacpldf.org/black-poll-wor…

Working the polls is one of the most effective ways to support democracy. Head to powerthepolls.org/LDF and get paid to help your community this election season!