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The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights — the nation’s oldest, largest, and most diverse civil and human rights coalition. Led by @mayawiley.

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“Congress must act to protect voting rights for Black voters and voters of color. The Black Caucus will not stop until we pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore the full protections of the Voting Rights Act.” cbc.house.gov/news/documents…

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Our founders came together in 1950 knowing that the fight for civil rights couldn’t be won by one group – it had to be waged in coalition.

Our members differ in size & scope. But what transcends our differences and unites us is our enduring common purpose: full equality for ALL.

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Register for The Leadership Conference’s virtual event on voting rights on Nov 30 @ 3 PM EST. The event will focus on increasing access to the ballot for voters with disabilities, who often face compounded barriers as a result of adverse voting laws & practices.

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in 1927, in Gong Lum v. Rice, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law banning Chinese American students from attending white schools.

This decision extended the reach of segregation laws and policies in Mississippi and throughout the nation. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

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It is urgently important for President Biden to continue to nominate – and for the Senate to confirm – more federal judges who have vital experience protecting the freedom to vote and safeguarding our democracy.

The president and our senators must meet this moment.

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10 years ago, President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to civil rights icons Rev. C.T. Vivian and Bayard Rustin (posthumously).

We continue to celebrate all they did to move our nation forward.

#OTD 10 years ago, President @BarackObama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to civil rights icons Rev. C.T. Vivian and Bayard Rustin (posthumously). We continue to celebrate all they did to move our nation forward.
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“When my brothers try to draw a circle to exclude me, I shall draw a larger circle to include them. Where they speak out for the privileges of a puny group, I shall shout for the rights of all mankind.”

Happy birthday, Pauli Murray ❤️

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President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter with Martin Luther King, Sr., Coretta Scott King, Andrew Young, and other civil rights leaders during a visit to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta in January 1979.

📷: US National Archives

President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter with Martin Luther King, Sr., Coretta Scott King, Andrew Young, and other civil rights leaders during a visit to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta in January 1979. #RIPRosalynnCarter 📷: @USNatArchives
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. Ahead of her time on mental health, she was also an emissary to Latin America for President Carter and she alway projected kindness. A woman who grew up of simple@leans and never seemed to forget where she came from. apple.news/A2X_SiSFxRG-bj…

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I’m back. The real me. Through this period of a hacked acct, I was New York Moves Mag Power Women gala. As I was feeling temporally powerless inspiring women reminded me that true power is action and most action is not here on this platform. We have power when we act!

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