The Equal Justice Society today announced that Eva Paterson, Co-founder and President, plans to retire on June 16, 2022, after more than four decades as a civil rights champion, community leader, and litigator, including 21 years leading EJS and 13 years as Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco … Continue reading EJS President Eva Paterson to Retire in June 2022
Virtual Black Wall Street – West
As part of our observance last Monday of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, we wanted to highlight local Black businesses and to pay homage to the flourishing Black Wall Street that existed in Tulsa prior to the white instigated violence that led to the massacre. Visit http://NewBlackWallStreet.us. Black Wall Street and the Greenwood neighborhood of … Continue reading Virtual Black Wall Street – West
Watch the Preview of the New Film “Black Wall Street: Stories of Greenwood”
We're thrilled to share with you a preview of “Black Wall Street: Stories of Greenwood,” the new film directed by Kevin D. Johnson, Jr. with music by Marcus Shelby and with executive producer Eva Paterson. The film will premiere at the Equal Justice Society virtual annual event on September 20, 2021.
Ninth Circuit Decision Affirms Role of Implicit Bias Evidence
On August 31, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals clarified in a published decision that evidence of implicit (or unconscious) bias against a member of a protected class can be probative of whether an entity has engaged in intentional discrimination in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VI … Continue reading Ninth Circuit Decision Affirms Role of Implicit Bias Evidence