The Equal Justice Society is proud to announce the promotions of Ginger Johnson to Executive Assistant and Christina Alvernaz to Senior Attorney. Ginger Johnson has been promoted to Executive Assistant, having previously served as Equal Justice Society’s Administrative Assistant since 2006. Ginger brings enthusiasm and a wealth of institutional memory and knowledge to our organization.ContinueContinue reading “Promotions for Ginger Johnson, Christina Alvernaz”
Author Archives: Keith Kamisugi
How we fight against the Supreme Court’s and state legislatures’ full-on assault against our voting rights
The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map that gave Black voters fair representation is a devastating blow to civil rights and democracy. As Justice Kagan noted in her historic dissent, the Court’s ruling is the latest chapter in the majority’s now completed demolition of the Voting Rights Act. Callais opened the floodgates for Republican-ledContinueContinue reading “How we fight against the Supreme Court’s and state legislatures’ full-on assault against our voting rights”
WaPo letter to the editor by EJS board member Don Tamaki
EJS board member Donald K. Tamaki, a former member of the California Reparations Task Force, responded to The Washington Post’s editorial on reparations in Maryland. The Post published Don’s response (below) on December 30, 2025. What California’s task force found In its Dec. 20 editorial “Wes Moore is right about reparations,” the Editorial Board called Maryland’s commissionContinueContinue reading “WaPo letter to the editor by EJS board member Don Tamaki”