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It’s not easy when someone you love makes a mistake. We recently learned that a member of our leadership had, several years ago, and prior to joining our Board of Directors, posted angry messages on social media including “Gaza is full of monsters. Time to burn the whole place.” This tweet was written during a …

Dear President Biden and Secretary Blinken, We write to thank you for your decades of leadership in the fight against antisemitism, and your commitment to protecting all marginalized communities, including Jewish Americans and the Jewish people globally. Today, around the world, Jews are facing abhorrent discrimination and attacks, Jewish communal institutions and synagogues require armed …

We applaud President Biden for being the first American president to recognize the Armenian Genocide, which took place from 1915 to 1923 during World War I. His announcement today is appropriately timed to commemorate Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, which memorializes the deportation of Armenians from Constantinople in 1915 and the beginning of the 8-year genocide …

Today, with the triple conviction of Officer Derek Chauvin, we witnessed justice and accountability. We saw a glimpse of the possibility that justice could be pursued in our country, for every single American. It’s not something we’ve witnessed often, but today is a day that history will remember. And while this verdict is a good …

Tomorrow, Kristen Clarke will address the Senate in her confirmation hearing to lead the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Kristen –– who previously led the esteemed Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, fought for voting rights at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and managed the Civil Rights Bureau of the …

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a health and economic crisis in our country that is disproportionately impacting marginalized communities. Beyond the medical virus, the COVID crisis has surfaced another festering virus: a surge in xenophobia and scapegoating. From the beginning of the pandemic, irresponsible political rhetoric and misinformation has fueled hate against the Asian American …