Sherrilyn Ifill: Last News

Rita Moreno had all eyes on her in a shimmering red ensemble on Tuesday as she added some star power to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's 34thNational Equal Justice Awards Dinner.The 90-year-old EGOT holder looked vibrant in a red sequined blouse while joining singers John Legend, 43, and Stevie Wonder, 72, who both provided entertainment for the attendees at the New York City event.The event honors leaders in a variety of disciplines who promote 'racial justice and equality,' including Wonder, who was being honored with the organization's Icon award. Woman in red: Rita Moreno, 90, sizzled in a red sequined blouse and matching skirt as she led the stars at the NAACP LDF Equal Justice Awards Dinner in New York City on TuesdayRita paired her glamorous top with a matching scarlet skirt that reached down to the ground.She stayed on the same color scheme with her open-toe shoes, but she contrasted the red with a striking lapel-free white blazer decorated with flower-shaped jewels jewels over one shoulder.

By When Thurgood Marshall founded the Legal Defense and Education Fund under the NAACP umbrella in 1940, America was embroiled in racial discrimination and early fights for civil rights. Eighty years later, the charge against our nation's inequities and injustices is Sherrilyn Ifill, who first joined the organization in 1988 as an assistant counsel in the area of voting rights.Following a 20-year hiatus from the institution in order to teach law at the University of Maryland, where she accomplished groundbreaking centered on civil rights, discrimination, and lynchings in the 21st century, Ifill returned in 2013 to take the reins as the seventh president and director-counsel of LDF. She was the second woman ever to do so, behind .

Time is honoring 12 incredible women. On Thursday, the publication unveiled its 2022 Women of the Year list, highlighting 12 extraordinary leaders who are working toward a more equal world.

Time is honoring 12 incredible women. On Thursday, the publication unveiled its 2022 Women of the Year list, highlighting 12 extraordinary leaders who are working toward a more equal world.Among the honorees are attorney Amal Clooney, singer Kacey Musgraves, actress Kerry Washington and actress Michaela Jaé «Mj» Rodriguez.

January 22, 2022“We were taking Kabbalah classes,” King said in 2017. “He said, let’s choose three designs each and not tell each other which ones they are and whichever one is matching, that’s the one we’re going to get tattooed – and we both chose unconditional love. ”For his mother’s 50th birthday last year, Alexander posted a tribute on Instagram that read in part: “To be able to watch you take this lifetime by its neck and make it yours is something i (sic) will forever be grateful for.

Regina King shines in the 2020 Glamour Women of the Year issue as she talks about her vision for the world amid dark times.The actress and director is joined by Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, essential workers from Elmhurst Hospital and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund president Sherrilyn Ifill who are all featured in thespecial digital issue.In the accompanying interview King, 49, who has had an incredible year career-wise, speaks of her desire to see change in the world as she reflects on a year of turmoil.