Hamida Labi

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Senior Policy Counsel | Civil Rights Attorney | Travel Enthusiast | Proud Vandy Commodore | Immigrants Make America Great 🇲🇦🇸🇱.

[Hamida Labi @LabiHamida]

Atlanta businessman taken from family after fatal robbery attempt https://t.co/BQwRg8JvBw

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

South Carolina, where the first shot of the civil war was fired, where 40 percent of those enslaved came through the Charleston port, is today engaged in an ugly recidivism to draw maps that will deny a Black person the chance to serve in Congress.

The stakes could not be higher.

Our political fight is not on a playground, but a moral battleground.

We must stand for Black representation across the South.

[State Senator RaShaun Kemp @RashaunKemp]

Yall see the pattern developing with the GA Senate majority’s special committee investigations? 🤔 Fani Willis and now Stacey Abrams.

[Walter M. Kimbrough @HipHopPrez]

“Landry replied, “Well, the failed narrative is that actually that people in Louisiana are racist. That we — that basically we won't elect Black people.’”

The last Black person elected to state office in Louisiana @LAGovJeffLandry was PBS Pinchback… in 1872.

[Gerald A. Griggs @AttorneyGriggs]

Statement from the Georgia NAACP
On the rope tied in the shape of a noose on Georgia State’s Campus near the Apex Museum.

The Georgia NAACP is deeply disturbed by the discovery of a rope tied in the shape of a noose on Georgia State University’s campus. A noose is not a prank — it is a threat. It is a symbol of racial terror, historically used to intimidate and silence Black communities through fear and violence. Its presence on any campus is unacceptable.

We call on Georgia State University to:

1 Immediately launch a full and transparent investigation in coordination with campus and city law enforcement.
2Provide regular updates to the community regarding investigative steps and findings.
3Take appropriate disciplinary action under the student code of conduct or employee policies if those responsible are identified.
4Ensure protections and support for students and staff who feel threatened, including counseling services, safety measures, and campus-wide education.

The Georgia NAACP will continue to monitor this situation closely. Our students deserve to learn in an environment free from intimidation and hate. Symbols that recreate the trauma of racial violence have no place in our institutions of higher learning.

We call on Georgia State’s leadership to act swiftly, visibly, and decisively to restore trust, protect its community, and reaffirm its commitment to equity, inclusion, and safety for all.

Sincerely,
Georgia State Conference NAACP
Attorney Gerald A. Griggs, President

[Jermaine Johnson 🇺🇸 @Dr_JLJohnson]

To nobody's surprise, SC House Republicans refused to lead again and decided to kick the can down the road with the Diversity Equity and Inclusion bill H. 3927. Join us tomorrow as we fight together! #SCPol #new52 #deiwontdie

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

The Department of Education is vital in ensuring ALL students have access to quality education.

We should be funding our educational institutions, not tearing them down. LDF will fight any attempts to dismantle educational opportunity and access.

[Samuel L. Jackson @SamuelLJackson]

BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY❗   

Proud to rep @NAACP_LDF this #BlackHistoryMonth and beyond 🙌🏾   🙌🏾   LDF has long led the advancement of CIVIL RIGHTS, VOTING RIGHTS, RACIAL JUSTICE and EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY for the last 85 YEARS. 🙏🏾   🙏🏾    💪🏾   💪🏾  

This work is far from over -- follow @NAACP_LDF and stay in the know on their ongoing work at https://t.co/QrKU9q2519

[Janai Nelson @JNelsonLDF]

Make no mistake... Trump's threats to dismantle @usedgov are just the first step. The end goal is a return to state-funded racial segregation in our schools.

Where have we seen that before?

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Today, @JNelsonLDF urged lawmakers in the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce to safeguard access to high-quality, inclusive, and equitable public education by fulfilling Brown v. Board’s promise.

See her remarks & read our statement ⬇️
https://t.co/X6NNIl32vj

[Tiff Roberts @shedefendsit]

As of today, and due to @CityofAtlanta/@andreforatlanta not executing the contact authorized by @atlcouncil in 11/2024, ATL residents can no longer call 311 to receive life-saving mobile diversion services from @PADatlanta. A shameful start to 2025.

[Hamida Labi @LabiHamida]

Biggest upset this year? my alma mater @VandyFootball would like to have a word ⚓️ 💛🤍🖤 Go Dores! @VanderbiltU

[Everything Georgia @GAFollowers]

Last night 0-6 Kennesaw State upset Liberty, they were 28-point underdogs.

It's the biggest upset in College Football this year.

[Gerald A. Griggs @AttorneyGriggs]

BREAKING: A Fulton County Judge, Robert McBurney, has issued an injunction blocking the Georgia State Election Board's hand count rule. This is a significant victory. #gapol

[Hamida Labi @LabiHamida]

@RashaunKemp Proud of you!!! Go shake some things up!

[Erin Scott @erin_l_scott]

Just to be clear @VanderbiltU is the only school that defeated the top ranked college football team AND won a Nobel Prize this week...

#AnchorDown

[Dick Vitale @DickieV]

Team of the night in college football is VANDERBILT BABY @VandyFootball @Coach_Lea with the shocking upset of # 1 @AlabamaFTBL

[Vanderbilt Football @VandyFootball]

SHOCK. THE. WORLD

[sarah @sahouraxo]

This is Beirut.

It’s nearly 4 o’clock in the morning, and Israel’s relentless bombing has pounded Lebanon’s capital for hours without pause.

The ‘international community’ remains, as always, mute.

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

LDF's Est Mungai and Hamida Labi discussed the importance of Black studies curriculums and the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, respectively, on their @CBCFInc panels yesterday.

[Brown's Promise @BrownsPromise]

Our cofounder and chief legal counsel @SBedequity had a busy conference week! Thanks to our friends at @WeAreEdLoC & @CBCFInc for inviting Saba to join these important discussions and to @KimberlyEAtkins for leading an amazing session with this all-star group!