Equal Justice Society

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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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ABA Recognizes EJS Staff Attorney Alexandra Santa Ana as a 2022 Fearless Children’s Lawyer of the Month

Equal Justice Society Legal Director Mona Tawatao announced today that the American Bar Association named EJS Staff Attorney Alexandra Santa Ana as a 2022 Fearless Children’s Lawyer of the Month! Every day, lawyers across the UnitedContinue reading “ABA Recognizes EJS Staff Attorney Alexandra Santa Ana as a 2022 Fearless Children’s Lawyer of the Month”

EJS among 60 groups calling on Senate Democrats to address the filibuster and pass voting rights legislation

Fix Our Senate today announced a new letter signed by 60 organizations urging Senate Democrats to address the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation, just as they recently found a way around the filibuster on the debt ceiling.Continue reading “EJS among 60 groups calling on Senate Democrats to address the filibuster and pass voting rights legislation”

Dec. 19 Call with Rep. Adam Schiff and activists on Jan. 6 Day of Remembrance

Join us this Sunday, Dec. 19th at 1 PM Pacific for a Movement Call with Congressman Adam Schiff and democracy leaders and voting rights activists across the country.

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The Supreme Court Threatens Racial Justice and Racial Progress

A 2021 report by Take Back the Court and the Equal Justice Society reveals how the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority and the judicial philosophies and jurisprudence of the six conservative justices on matters of race pose one of the gravest threats to racial justice and racial progress this country has ever seen.

“Black Wall Street: Stories of Greenwood”

“Black Wall Street: Stories of Greenwood” is a new film directed by Kevin D. Johnson, Jr. with music by Marcus Shelby and with executive producer Eva Paterson. The film premiered at the EJS virtual annual event on September 20, 2021.

History of the Equal Justice Society

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