The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

TANF Reauthorization Would Help Low-Income People Gain Long-Term Employment

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 5:02 PM
Posted by Jeffrey White

Women's groups, including 9to5, the American Association of University Women, and Legal Momentum, are calling on Congress to reauthorize and reform the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to provide low-income women and families struggling to meet basic needs with adequate assistance and educational opportunities that lead to long-term employment.

Civil Rights Groups Applaud Department of Education's Renewed Commitment to Civil Rights Enforcement

Monday, March 8, 2010 - 5:51 PM
Posted by Tyler Lewis

The Department of Education this week announced plans to step up its enforcement of federal civil rights laws that require states and school districts to provide equal educational opportunity to all American children, regardless of race, gender, or disability. Listen to Leadership Conference President and CEO Wade Henderson in a discussion of the Education Department's new civil rights enforcement policy.

Justice Department Confirms Confidentiality of Census Information

Friday, March 5, 2010 - 2:58 PM
Posted by Ron Bigler

Responding to concerns raised by members of Congress and civil rights advocates — including The Leadership Conference — the Justice Department confirmed this week that information collected by the Census Bureau in the 2010 population count will remain confidential and is not subject to sharing or disclosure under the Patriot Act.

Civil Rights Book Club: 'Half the Sky' by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Friday, March 5, 2010 - 11:44 AM
Posted by Jeffrey White

In "Half the Sky," Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn paint a graphic picture of one of the most glaring moral issues of our time – the denial of human rights to women. Kristof and WuDunn guide the reader through dismal life stories of victims of sex trafficking, poverty, and abuse, and then show how worldwide women's liberation and empowerment can be our greatest tools in the fight against injustice.

"Half the Sky" is an impassioned call for women's human rights, as well as a practical guide for the modern global citizen who wants to answer the call.

The Civil Rights Book Club aims to provide context and provoke discussion about today's top social justice concerns. Each week, we profile a book, a movie, or other media that represent the diversity of the contemporary social justice movement. You can help support The Leadership Conference by purchasing Book Club selections through the Amazon.com link on our website.

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