Janai Nelson
@JNelsonLDF
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President and Director-Counsel of LDF (NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.) the nation's first civil and human rights law org. Tweets are my own.
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Joined September 2010
History has demonstrated time and time again that true change comes not from a single election or moment but from sustained work. I invite you to join LDF in these precarious times and fight to protect and advance American democracy and racial justice as we have always done.
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Barbara Rose Johns, the teen whose 1951 school walkout helped lead to Brown v. Board of Education, is now being honored with a statue in the U.S. Capitol—replacing Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Read more #OnTheGrio
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The U.S. Capitol unveils statue of civil rights pioneer Barbara Rose Johns, who protested her Virginia high school’s poor conditions in 1951.
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The horrific violence this weekend from Brown University to Bondi Beach underscores the spiraling hate & sickness that is overtaking our humanity. We can never normalize this level of disregard for human life. Sending prayers and strength to all victims and those who loved them.
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As abuse of process and malicious prosecution of Black women by the Trump Administration continue, it appears that a second grand jury refuses to indict New York AG Letitia James on specious claims. Sources - ABC News
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For a second time in a week, a federal grand jury in Virginia has refused to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud, sources say.
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FIRE. Thank you JesseWelles for bringing this music to the movement. Calling all artists: More of this, please.
Singer songwriter JesseWelles, condemned ICE with his parody song “JOIN ICE” on the late show with Stephen Colbert, which portrays ICE as people “who need to feel like a man“‼️
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Anyone who calls themselves a patriot should be disgusted by the insensitive disregard of veterans and their families by this administration by Kristi Noem.
Wow. What a moment.
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As the civil rights organization responsible for ensuring disparate impact was codified into law, the LDF will staunchly oppose any actions meant to undermine the lives and livelihoods of Black people in America.
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When policies harm certain communities significantly more than others based on race, they must be interrogated & replaced with better ones when possible. Pam Bondi has removed this basic protection by ending disparate impact liability with no public input.
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Yesterday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) gutted regulations that help ensure federal funding recipients don’t maintain discriminatory policies against Black communities and other groups that...
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The TX decision underscores the need for the Supreme Court to uphold the full vitality of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act as a critical protection against stripping Black and Brown voters of nearly all political power in legislative bodies across the country. 3/3
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A majority of the Court wholly ignored the direct targeting of Black and Brown voters following Trump’s threats, a baseless letter from DOJ, and a spineless legislature. Decision here: https://t.co/iyEsQvItBk 2/3
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The Supreme Court’s decision last week allowing Texas’s racial and partisan gerrymandered congressional map to govern the 2026 elections will have dire consequences. TX has the largest Black population and the second largest Latino population of any state in the country. 1/3
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SCOTUS is indeed failing to check excesses of the Executive Branch. It consistently rubber-stamps the Trump admin’s most unlawful actions with little or no explanation. With no checks and balances among the branches, elections are the only accountability. https://t.co/jNkd5kSH5h
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Until the court imposes limits, the administration will keep acting as if there are none.
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BREAKING: SCOTUS will hear nationwide class action defending birthright citizenship brought by @ACLU @NAACP_LDF ACLU of New Hampshire, Maine & Massachusetts @AsianLawCaucus & Democracy Defenders Fund on behalf of babies who would be harmed.
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Immigrants’ rights advocates will argue critical case before the Supreme Court later this term. Courts have uniformly rejected President Trump’s attempts to strip away a core constitutional protect...
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We have no time to waste in the fight to protect Black New Jersey voters from discrimination at the ballot box. @SenPresScutari @SpeakerCoughlin @GovMurphy: let's pass & enact the John Lewis Voter Empowerment Act as swiftly as possible. Justice for New Jersey voters cannot wait.
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BREAKING: Grand jury rejects new indictment for Letitia James. Any and all lawyers involved in this gross abuse of process and degradation of the legal system should be disbarred.
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The Justice Department can try a third time.
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Giving Tuesday is about finding power in collective action. With more attacks on our rights, threats from the administration & ongoing efforts to silence our communities, one thing remains true: we win when we stand together. Thank you for your support. https://t.co/gixY1xYw09
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Giving thanks.
Rev. Jesse Jackson has been released from a Chicago hospital after treatment for a rare neurological disorder. His family thanks supporters for their prayers and asks for continued care during this “precious time.” Read more #OnTheGrio
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The horrific shooting of National Guard members is not an excuse to increase their presence against local rule, community sentiment & a pending court order. Public safety results from data driven policies-not a reactionary show of force from the executive. https://t.co/xslQxUxd9p
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Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the U.S. capital have been shot blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor characterized as a targeted attack.
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Bishop Jackson’s leadership during LDF’s early fight against voter suppression helped protect the fundamental right to vote for countless Black Georgians. His faith, his voice, and his unshakable commitment to racial justice strengthened our democracy.
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The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) mourns the loss of Bishop Reginald Jackson, who passed away on Nov. 25, 2025, at the age of 71. Bishop Jackson was the 132nd bishop elected to the African Methodist...
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Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest survivor of The Tulsa Race Massacre passed away. Let’s honor her memory by remembering her story
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