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Sherrilyn Ifill

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Sherrilyn Ifill is president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

More Civil-Rights Lawyers Are Needed to Fight Racial-Justice Battles. Philanthropy Can Help.

More Civil-Rights Lawyers Are Needed to Fight Racial-Justice Battles. Philanthropy Can Help.

As the racial reckoning of 2020 plays out in courtrooms and state legislatures, grant makers should embrace a range of strategies, including funding law-school scholarship programs and public-interest centers, to help build a well-trained army of civil-rights attorneys.