Ifill said an association with Jordan has allowed the LDF to attract other donors. That directly has provided financing to allow the organization to track the federal funding of police departments and make sure the departments are in compliance with Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which forbids discrimination on the basis of “race, color, and national origin.” “It has allowed us to respond quickly when terrible police killings of unarmed black people occur, but it’s also allowed us to anticipate issues and intervene to amplify community voices, or to use our own voices in direct communication with law enforcement,” Ifill said.