Twenty-five years ago, great civil rights leaders formed EJS to combat a baseless false equivalency narrative that America is colorblind and post-racial, no longer dependent on equity policies to level the playing field for equality. EJS countered the false narrative with social science establishing that explicit and implicit bias perpetuated white supremacy and institutional racismContinueContinue reading “We have been here before. Stay the course with us.”
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We will continue to be the keepers of the flame that lights the path to justice and truth
On this day we are steadfast and resolute social justice warriors. This day is no different than yesterday in the critical sense that we still have the fundamentals. Our hearts still beat fiercely for equity, we still have the love of our friends and family, we still have the warmth and comfort of home andContinueContinue reading “We will continue to be the keepers of the flame that lights the path to justice and truth”
Women’s History Month: Honoring EJS’s Women Leaders and Advocates
The Equal Justice Society celebrates Women’s History Month sharing the role of women leaders in founding our organization and how our continued focus on issues impacting women, and Black women in particular, is helping advance the racial justice movement.