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”
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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.
Black History Month: Persevering Through Challenging Times
We commemorate Black History Month in 2024 just a few years shy of its 50th anniversary, having first been observed in 1976 by President Gerald Ford. In his brief presidential message, Ford alluded to the observance of Black History Month being a “message of courage and perseverance” that may have been understood at the timeContinueContinue reading “Black History Month: Persevering Through Challenging Times”