40% of the nation’s largest corporations (Amazon, PayPal, Oracle) do not have a single Black Corporate Director. To see the complete list of the 197 companies from the S&P 500 without Black Directors, click here. ICE wants to destroy its records of in-custody deaths, sexual assault, and other detainee files. Senator Tim Scott had to … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 3
Author: Eva Paterson
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 2
Well, it's only Wednesday and I am up to fifteen items. Got to stop for this week. Send any items you find to ThisWeekinWhiteSupremacy@equaljusticesociety.org. In her new book "Unstoppable", Maria Sharapova talks about Serena Williams as follows. "First of all her physical presence is much stronger and bigger than you realize watching TV. She has … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 2
Art Knows No Fear: Tyrus Wong, American Genius
In these difficult times, we at the Equal Justice Society find that Art provides comfort, insight, and inspiration. Our gala on September 27th will celebrate artists as well as putting young people in the spotlight as we RESIST the madness that surrounds us. We hope reading about the work of Tyrus Wong will soothe your … Continue reading Art Knows No Fear: Tyrus Wong, American Genius
This Week in White Supremacy
EJS is starting a new feature detailing actions and policies that further the cause of white supremacy. We are doing this as part of our fight against white supremacy. The first step in that is to call it out when we see it. At the suggestion of my friends Susan Baronoff and Virg Dzurinko, the items listed will … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy
Sorry, White Supremacists: This is Our Country and We’re Not Going Anywhere
By Eva Paterson and Jayashri Srikantiah This week, our hearts were broken when we heard Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions spew forth ugly venom about our undocumented family, friends, and neighbors in rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Rachel Maddow brilliantly connected the dots between this week’s announcement and the eugenics movement … Continue reading Sorry, White Supremacists: This is Our Country and We’re Not Going Anywhere
On Charlottesville as an ‘Inflection Point’
Charlottesville--the latest name in a geographical tour of white supremacist outrages. On Saturday, I was watching the news just as many of us were. I have fabulous friends so I reached out to them for guidance on what to do and how to think about what was unfolding before my eyes. An MSNBC commentator felt … Continue reading On Charlottesville as an ‘Inflection Point’
Dean of Yale Law Gets Schooled on Black History
One of my favorite people in life is the fabulous Dale Minami. We have been good friends for decades and revel in schooling each other on the history of our respective communities. Recently he asked me if I had seen the exchange between the Dean of Yale Law and our Berkeley Law buddy Dennis Roberts. … Continue reading Dean of Yale Law Gets Schooled on Black History
Introducing the National Implicit Bias Network
The Equal Justice Society has been working with social scientists, lawyers, and activists to build a national network focused on advancing the understanding of implicit bias, racial anxiety, stereotype threat, and other mind science phenomena since our inception in 2000. Since 2016, we have been focusing on creating the National Implicit Bias Network. We started … Continue reading Introducing the National Implicit Bias Network