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‘Crazy, right?’ by Michael Tyler

In a new essay, EJS Poet-in-Residence Michael Tyler reveals why he writes and when he became a writer. Learn about the “Crazy 15” method and the painful, beautiful process of unlearning.

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Across America, we’re making good trouble this weekend.

We are facing the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations. But the same spirit that fueled Selma, Montgomery, and the March on Washington, lives on in our unified action. Join us this weekend, July 17-19, across the country as we honor the legacy of John Lewis and carry the torch of the civil rights movement through the Good Trouble Lives On Weekend of Action. The Equal Justice Society is proud to be a partner in this national activation.

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EJS Launches Special Juneteenth Zine Confronting the Black Maternal Health Crisis and Demanding Healthcare Harm Repair

The Equal Justice Society (EJS) released a special expanded Juneteenth edition of its monthly Health Equity Newsletter. The edition, Health Equity: The Origins of Modern Gynecology & the Movement Forward, turns its full attention to the enduring legacy of reproductive injustice experienced by Black women and families. Through a powerful combination of scholarship, personal storytelling, artistic expression, and expert legal insight, the zine bears witness to historical medical exploitation while critically mapping out modern pathways toward birth equity and systemic repair.

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Supreme Court Creates Higher Standard for Racial Discrimination Claims

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EJS President Lisa Holder Discusses the SAT and UC Admissions on KQED Forum

Equal Justice Society President Lisa Holder appeared yesterday on KQED Forum to share expert insight into the issue of considering SAT/ACT scores in admissions and scholarship decisions by the University of California system, a practice that…

‘Crazy, Right?’ by Michael Tyler

By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence “He who increases knowledge, increases pain.” I was fifteen when I first heard that maxim, a surprising fact to me at the time considering that I had been attending Catholic schools…

With Tremendous Gratitude, EJS Bids Farewell to Board Member and Key Benefactor Kelly Dermody

Today the Equal Justice Society announced the departure of long-tenured director, Kelly Dermody, from the organization’s Board of Directors. Kelly has served on the EJS Board since November 2018. She is the Managing Partner of the…

‘This Land’ by Michael Tyler

By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence I spent the week leading up to the semiquincentennial of our country’s independence, reading several essays, editorials, and social media posts about what our nation has become and who we are…

Equal Justice Society: The Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship

The Supreme Court today upheld birthright citizenship in a 6-3 ruling in Trump v. Barbara, with Justices Thomas, Gorsuch, and Alito dissenting. “Birthright citizenship is foundational to ensuring Black Americans’ humanity, equality, and full place in…

Supreme Court Decision Upholds Rights of States to Decide on Counting of Mail-in Ballots

EJS Among Amici in Brief Filed by Lawyers’ Committee Today the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of states to decide whether to count ballots postmarked before or on Election Day but received after Election Day.…

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TIME ‘The Closers’ List of Black Leaders Recognizes EJS President Lisa Holder

TIME has selected EJS President Lisa Holder for its 2nd annual ‘The Closers’ list recognizing 25 Black leaders working to end inequality. In addition to Lisa, the list also includes actor Colman Domingo, Olympic gold medalist Gabby Thomas, U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, and CNN anchor Sara Sidner.

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Law, Social Science, the Arts

The Equal Justice Society is transforming the nation’s consciousness on race through law, social science, and the arts. Our legal strategy broadens conceptions of present-day discrimination to include unconscious and structural bias.

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Alliance for Reparations, Reconciliation, and Truth

The Equal Justice Society (EJS), California Black Power Network (CBPN), and six former members of the California Reparations Task Force – Dr. Cheryl Grills, Lisa Holder, Dr. Jovan Scott Lewis, Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Senator Steven Bradford, and Donald Tamaki – formed a new collaboration called the Alliance for Reparations, Reconciliation, and Truth.

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