Earlier this month, the Equal Justice Society joined Stand Up America, Free Speech for People and a coalition of local and national organizations to urge New York state lawmakers to pass the TRUST Act, legislation that gives House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal the authority to request Trump’s state tax information from NewContinueContinue reading “New York State Legislature Passes Bill Enabling Congress Access to Trump’s State Tax Returns”
Author Archives: Keith Kamisugi
Meher Kaur to Join EJS as Civil Rights Program Associate
Equal Justice Society President Eva Paterson today announced the hiring of Meher Kaur as our new Civil Rights Program Associate, a newly created position that will help coordinate EJS’s efforts related to the California Civil Rights Coalition and the Remembering 1619 Observance. Meher starts with EJS on July 8. Meher was previously a communications andContinueContinue reading “Meher Kaur to Join EJS as Civil Rights Program Associate”
Op-Ed by Jesse Aguilar: ‘Lack of Teacher Diversity Hurts Our Students’
In an op-ed published by South Kern Sol, California Teachers Association board member Jesse Aguilar discusses how the lack of teacher diversity in the Kern High School District is hurting all students and especially students of color. “I have seen the dynamics of race play out in every classroom and in every principal’s office overContinueContinue reading “Op-Ed by Jesse Aguilar: ‘Lack of Teacher Diversity Hurts Our Students’”