FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE June 5, 2026 Contact: Media@latinojustice.org Media@naacpldf.org LLEID@CLSJ.org Coalition of Civil and Voting Rights Organizations Condemns New York Redistricting Changes that Roll Back Protections for Minority Voters New […]

The Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College (CLSJ) strongly condemns the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais. This ruling represents one of the […]

Don’t ‘mistake backlash for failure’_ NYC’s George Floyd protests, 5 years later – Gothamist   By Arun Venugopal Published May 28, 2025 62 comments https://gothamist.com/news/dont-mistake-backlash-for-failure-nycs-george-floyd-protests-5-years-later Jawanza James Williams was a […]

New York Almanack: The Center for Brooklyn History and the Center for Law and Social Justice will have a special event at the Brooklyn Public Library on May 5, showcasing […]

BK Reader: The Center for Law and Social Justice launches a film screening series that address critical social issues for Black Americans.

New Yorks Groundbreaking Commission on Reparations A New Dawn for Justice  

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New York officially creates state body to study reparations – City & State New York The State’s Commission to Study Reparations And Racial Justice will deliver a report with its […]

By Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq. BKReader | Feb 1, 2024 (Online Version: ‘How Many Stops Act’ Will Expose Police Abuse And Discrimination, BKReader) The City Council’s decision to override the […]

By Jumaane D. Williams, Lurie Daniels Favors, L. Joy Williams and Tamika Mallory amNewYork| Sept 18, 2023  (Online Version: Op-ed | Life up New Yorkers in need – no matter […]

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By Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq. and Joanna Zdanys, Esq. Times Union Op Ed | Jan 16, 2023  Online Link: Commentary: On voting protections, New York has more work to do […]

  “NEW YORK, NY – Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced her nomination of Justice Hector LaSalle as New York’s next Chief Judge. In response, Lurie Daniel-Favors, Esq Executive Director of […]

646-549-1130 / idawson@clsj.org New York Voting Rights Consortium Endorses the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act Today, the New York Voting Rights Consortium, a non-partisan group of civil rights organizations, […]