Press Releases

Coloradans Uphold Equal Opportunity
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 11/06/08

Arizona Foils Ward Connerly's Anti-Equal Opportunity Initiative
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 08/22/08

Another Connerly Ballot Initiative Scuttled
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 05/05/08

Affirmative Action Group Assails Commission Report on Affirmative Action in Law Schools
Americans for a Fair Chance - 04/13/07

House Takes Bipartisan Stand to Protect Equal Opportunity
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 03/30/06

Michigan Board of State Canvassers Approves Language for Anti-Affirmative Action Ballot Initiative:
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 01/20/06

Court of Appeals Approves Anti-Civil Rights Initiative for 2006 Michigan Ballot
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 12/21/05

Halloween Court Ruling Reinforces Connerly's Tricks
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 10/31/05

Civil Rights Coalition Works to "Reclaim Access" to Higher Education
Americans for a Fair Chance, United States Students Association and NAACP - 10/24/05

Affirmative Action Group Assails "Civil Rights Report"
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund - 08/18/05

New Report Tracks Threats to Affirmative Action at the State Level
Americans for a Fair Chance - 06/23/05

Civil Rights Coalition Calls Ward Connerly's Anti-Affirmative Action Michigan Initiative Divisive and Misguided
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 01/06/05

Votes in Congress Demonstrate Erosion of Broad Bipartisan Support for Civil Rights
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 10/07/04

Civil Rights Coalition Joins Students in Urging the Nation to Take Affirmative Action
Americans for a Fair Chance, USSA and NAACP Youth and College Division - 10/05/04

Texas Higher Education Lacks Racial Diversity, Report Finds
MALDEF, Equal Justice Society, Society of American Law Teachers, Americans for a Fair Chance/LCCREF - 06/24/04

Civil Rights Leaders Declare Victory Against Ward Connerly's Anti-Affirmative Action Ballot Initiative Campaign
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 06/16/04

Civil Rights Leaders Announce New "Invest in Equality" Initiative to Fulfill the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 05/17/04

New Documentary Marks 50th Anniversary
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund - 05/04/04

Emmy-winning Director Stanley Nelson Premieres PBS Documentary to Mark 50th Anniversary of 'Brown'
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund - 04/29/04

Ward Connerly Defeated on Two Fronts
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 03/26/04

California Voters Have Right to Know Where Candidates Stand on Prop 54
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 08/14/03

Michigan Civic Leaders Call Ward Connerly's Anti-Affirmative Action Ballot Initiative Divisive
Americans for a Fair Chance - 07/08/03

Civil Rights Coalition Calls Supreme Court Michigan Decision Victory for America
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 06/23/03

Military Leaders Speak Out in Favor of Affirmative Action
Americans for a Fair Chance - 06/18/03

New Public Awareness Campaign Launched to Promote Affirmative Action
Americans for a Fair Chance - 06/18/03

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Available for Comment on Affirmative Action Supreme Court Cases
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 03/31/03

Americans for a Fair Chance Hails Tomas Rivera Study on Minority Admissions: Study Finds California “Race-Neutral” Approaches Ineffective
fairchance.org - 03/08/03

Nation's Largest Civil Rights Coalition Condemns President's Stance on Diversity in Education
civilrights.org - 01/15/03

'President Bush--Defend Affirmative Action,' Says Nation's Largest Civil Rights Coalition
civilrights.org - 01/09/03

U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Affirmative Action Cases
Americans for a Fair Chance - 12/02/02

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Applauds Sixth Circuit Decision Upholding University Affirmative Action
civilrights.org - 05/22/02