NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/139649.xml NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 NAACP Legal Defense Fund Releases Statement on Dr. King's Legacy and Combating New Barriers to Voting Rights http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb332928.htm The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) released a statement today about ongoing barriers to voting rights as the nation prepares to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s human rights legacy. LDF assistant counsel Ryan Paul Haygood reflects on Dr. King’s voting rights struggle and its relevance to efforts to restore the right to vote to individuals who are victims of “felon disfranchisement creep,” a new practice of illegally denying the vote to eligible voters who have felony convictions. (PRWeb Jan 13, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb332928.htm LDF Challenges Alabama’s Denial of Voting Rights to People with Felony Convictions Not Involving “Moral Turpitude” In State and Federal Court http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb324510.htm Though Alabama’s Constitution permits people with felony convictions not involving moral turpitude to register to vote, the Alabama Secretary of State has instructed voter registrars throughout the state to refuse to register such persons that have not applied to the Board of Pardons and Paroles for a Certificate of Eligibility. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. filed two lawsuits in federal and state court, challenging the state's action. (PRWeb Dec 21, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb324510.htm The Politics Of Paradise: Reinventing Haitian Art - An Exhibition of Mixed-Media Collaboration by Artists Andre Juste and Vladimir Cybil http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/05/prweb236849.htm An opening reception with the artists will be held on Sunday, May 15, 2005, from 2pm to 5pm at One Good Thing, a Harlem-based gallery presenting original artworks by artists of African descent. “The Politics of Paradise” explores the visual idioms that are derived from the colorful, fantastic images associated with Haitian art and co-opts the critical discourse stemming from its marketing practices. (PRWeb May 6, 2005)

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