A white police officer murdered unarmed George Floyd in Minneapolis four years ago tomorrow, May 25, 2020. The murder of Mr. Floyd broadened the Movement for Black Lives to a global reckoning, another cycle of history repeating itself over more than 400 years. In February 1965, 26-year-old Jimmie Lee Jackson was part of a protestContinueContinue reading “George Floyd was murdered four years ago”
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Video: EJS President Lisa Holder’s Remarks at United Nations Forum in Geneva
WATCH: https://vimeo.com/936065797/8357802a57 Equal Justice Society President Lisa Holder delivered powerful remarks last week at the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent held April 16-19, 2024, in Geneva, Switzerland. Lisa is a former member of the California Reparations Task Force and one of the leaders of the Alliance for Reparations, Reconciliation, and Truth (ARRT). Dr. Cheryl Grills,ContinueContinue reading “Video: EJS President Lisa Holder’s Remarks at United Nations Forum in Geneva”
Equal Justice Society Board Elects Fernando Gaytan as Chair and Pamela Perkins-Dwyer as Secretary
The Equal Justice Society board of directors elected Fernando Gaytan as Chair and Pamela Perkins-Dwyer as Secretary at its meeting on March 18, 2024. Gaytan succeeds Michael Harris, who served as Chair since September 2019. During his nearly five-year tenure as Chair, Michael led the board through a period highlighted by EJS’s 20th anniversary inContinueContinue reading “Equal Justice Society Board Elects Fernando Gaytan as Chair and Pamela Perkins-Dwyer as Secretary”