One of my favorite people in life is the fabulous Dale Minami. We have been good friends for decades and revel in schooling each other on the history of our respective communities. Recently he asked me if I had seen the exchange between the Dean of Yale Law and our Berkeley Law buddy Dennis Roberts.ContinueContinue reading “Dean of Yale Law Gets Schooled on Black History”
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EJS Receives Grants from The California Endowment and Maja Kristin Fund
https://www.facebook.com/equaljusticesociety/videos/10154978521704624/ EJS President Eva Paterson describes the links between disproportionate school discipline and implicit bias in her remarks at a July 26, 2017, press conference announcing a landmark settlement with the Kern High School District on behalf of Black and Latino students. The Equal Justice Society recently received a $25,000 grant from The California Endowment andContinueContinue reading “EJS Receives Grants from The California Endowment and Maja Kristin Fund”
EJS Receives $50,000 Grant from The San Francisco Foundation
https://youtu.be/kfd6_ZaPchU As part of its ongoing commitment to advancing racial and economic equity in the San Francisco Bay Area, The San Francisco Foundation announced on July 12, 2017, grants totaling $11.5 million to 140 local organizations. This is the largest combined grant announcement in the foundation’s history. A complete list of the 2017 equity grantsContinueContinue reading “EJS Receives $50,000 Grant from The San Francisco Foundation”