This week’s conversation with the President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Maya Wiley is an important one.
Maya Wiley is a nationally respected civil rights attorney and activist who has dedicated her life to the fights for justice, equality, and fairness. Early in her career, Wiley worked at the ACLU and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., where she focused on multiple racial justice issues. She also worked in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. In 2021, Wiley was a candidate for New York City mayor. As a Henry Cohen Professor of Public and Urban Policy at the New School, Wiley founded the Digital Equity Laboratory on universal and inclusive broadband. She also served as a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.
