Testimony by EJS President Eva Paterson at the House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Hate Crimes, White Nationalism, and White Supremacy
NOTE: The video above is the full hearing. You can view a clip of Eva’s opening statement here. Testimony on April 9, 2019, by EJS President Eva Paterson at the House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Hate Crimes, White Nationalism, and White Supremacy: Good morning, Chairman Nadler, Ranking Member Collins. It is a great honor to […]
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Call for Artwork: Remembering 1619
The Equal Justice Society is accepting submissions of artwork to be considered for a one-night exhibition as part of an artistic performance at the San Francisco Jazz Center on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The artistic performance is part of Remembering 1619, a series of events and activities hosted by […]
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This Week in White Supremacy, Week 87: The Ten Stages of Genocide (We’re at #7)
George Conway: Trump is a racist president – The Washington Post https://wapo.st/2JH2mSE Border Patrol Chief Was Member of Secret Facebook Group http://bit.ly/2M2XIzK Dara Lind on Twitter: “If you’re familiar with the military/law enforcement, you know about commemorative “challenge coins.” Border Patrol agents have been circulating an unauthorized coin (using the official logo!) that mocks […]
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Eva Paterson to Speak at the Oxford Union
Equal Justice Society President Eva Paterson has accepted an invitation to speak this fall at the Oxford Union to speak on the motion “This House Would Impeach President Trump.” The Oxford Union has hosted world leaders in every field, including Mother Teresa, Dalai Lama, Malala Yousafzai, Gloria Steinem, Stacey Abrams, Vera Wang, President Jimmy Carter, […]
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Trump’s Racist Tweets Escalate His White Supremacy Agenda
The Equal Justice Society unequivocally condemns Trump’s racist tweets against Members of Congress Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Ilhan Omar. Trump employed a common and deplorable tactic of white supremacists – characterizing Americans of color as the “other” – reinforcing the dangerous mythology that being American means being white. Time and again, Trump […]
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Crimes Against Humanity: The Banality of Evil
It’s Friday night. I am getting ready for two parties and band rehearsal with my friends in the Coolerators. I made the mistake of looking at my Twitter account and after the hilarity today provided by #BestofThrowbackBlackTwitter, I chanced upon this video. My jaw dropped because the racism is so raw and inescapable. As Chris […]
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This Week in White Supremacy, Week 86: Sen. Mitch McConnell’s great-great-grandfathers enslaved 14 people
Sen. Mitch McConnell’s great-great-grandfathers enslaved 14 people, bringing reparations issue close to home. McConnell has opposed paying reparations to descendants of enslaved Africans, though census records show his family, like many others, benefited from their labor. https://nbcnews.to/2l4HR8m Sen. Mitch McConnell’s great-great-grandfathers enslaved 14 people, bringing reparations issue close to home https://nbcnews.to/2l4HR8m Rev. Dr. William J. […]
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