Today, March 21, is the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This year’s theme for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was chosen to highlight the problem of racism in sports, which remains a disturbing occurrence in many parts of the world, as well as to raise awareness of theContinueContinue reading “Remembering Human Rights Salute by Tommie Smith, John Carlos, at 1968 Olympics”
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EJS Files Letter Brief in Case Related to Voting Rights
On June 12, 2012, EJS filed a letter brief with the California Supreme Court urging the Court to grant the petition for review and issue a prompt decision in All of Us or None, an important case that involves the voting rights of 85,000 Californians. In December 2011, California Secretary of State Deborah Bowen issuedContinueContinue reading “EJS Files Letter Brief in Case Related to Voting Rights”
Eva Paterson in Huffington Post – Protecting the 14th Amendment
The following op-ed by EJS President Eva Paterson appears in Huffington Post. Protecting the 14th Amendment By Eva Paterson Huffington Post For almost 150 years, the 14th Amendment has been the backbone of civil rights law in America. Its protection of individual rights for all — from freed slaves to immigrants to workers fighting againstContinueContinue reading “Eva Paterson in Huffington Post – Protecting the 14th Amendment”