Twenty-five years ago, visionary civil rights leaders founded the Equal Justice Society to challenge the false narrative of a post-racial America and to defend equity policies vital for true equality. Today, as opposition resurges and the goalposts shift, we remain resolute that equitable access is still within reach.
EJS was built for this fight. Our guiding principle, Harm Repair, recognizes that America cannot achieve inclusion without addressing 400 years of injustice toward Black and Indigenous communities. Reparations must go beyond financial compensation to dismantle systemic racism and build new, equitable structures that center marginalized people.
We are so proud to share our 2025 Impact Report which highlights our strategy to champion reparations as a unifying force, protecting and expanding policies along the Harm Repair continuum—from Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to multicultural education to reparations—while prioritizing Black Women’s health equity and education equity.
Some 2025 highlights include:
- 3,562,410 Black and Latinx students in CA public schools that are impacted by EJS litigation’s to advance racial justice and equity
- 11,000 Black women seeking justice as plaintiffs in the EJS class action hair relaxer litigation against L’Oreal and Revlon
- 8,500 letters hand-delivered to Governor Newsom in support of reparations bills