Alexandria West on Twitter: "A BIG congratulations to Jennifer Richeson for receiving The Career Trajectory Award from SESP today, becoming the first Black individual to ever receive this award. As a biracial bicultural social psychologist, your speech meant so much! #StandingOvation @jaricheson @SESPcon http://bit.ly/2pK6MAxThis week, we're starting with the Good News first!Jenny Holmes on Twitter: … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy #99: Prof. Jennifer Richeson First African American to Receive Career Trajectory Award from Society of Experimental Social Psychology
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Town Hall Focused on Trump’s Racism as Grounds for Impeachment
From left: Kwentoria Williams from Rep. Green's office; Meher Dhaliwal of EJS; Eva Paterson of EJS; Congressman Al Green; Prof. Bill Ong Hing At our impeachment town hall in Oakland on Saturday, Congressman Al Green announced that he would be introducing articles of impeachment related to Donald Trump’s racist abuse of power. Watch the town hall | KTVU story | Photos … Continue reading Town Hall Focused on Trump’s Racism as Grounds for Impeachment
This Week in White Supremacy #98: Rep. Elijah Cummings – “When we’re dancing with the angels, the question will be asked … what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact?”
Susan Davis on Twitter: "“When we're dancing with the angels, the question will be asked, in 2019, what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact? Did we stand on the sidelines and say nothing? Did we play games?” -Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., Feb. 27, 2019." / Twitter http://bit.ly/32laxuFPeter Daou on Twitter: … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy #98: Rep. Elijah Cummings – “When we’re dancing with the angels, the question will be asked … what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact?”
Congressman Al Green to Speak at Oakland Town Hall on Impeachment and the Racism of the Trump Administration
A town hall focusing on Donald Trump’s racist abuse of power will feature remarks from Congressman Al Green of Texas and others on topics such as: an eyewitness account of Latino children locked in cages at detention centers in Clint, Texas; the rapid rise of mass incarceration and the profiteering off the incarcerated through private … Continue reading Congressman Al Green to Speak at Oakland Town Hall on Impeachment and the Racism of the Trump Administration
This Week in White Supremacy, Week 97: Congressman Al Green at Oakland Town Hall on Trump Racism on Oct. 19
A town hall organized by the Equal Justice Society on October 19 at the Oakland Marriott will feature speakers including Congressman Al Green, Nakia Woods of Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Prof. Bill Ong Hing, Dorsey Nunn of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, and Linh Nguyen of Indivisible. The town hall, which will also … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy, Week 97: Congressman Al Green at Oakland Town Hall on Trump Racism on Oct. 19
EJS Board of Directors Elects Michael Harris as New Board Chair
The Equal Justice Society board of directors elected Michael Harris as its new chair at the board’s September 30, 2019, meeting. Michael, who joined the EJS board in April 2015, is an attorney and Senior Director, Legal Advocacy & Juvenile Justice, at the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL). At NCYL, Michael works on reducing … Continue reading EJS Board of Directors Elects Michael Harris as New Board Chair
Bills Signed into Law Requiring Implicit Bias Training for Judges, Court Personnel, and Healthcare Professionals
Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed into law AB 241 and AB 242, bills requiring implicit bias training for judges, attorneys, court personnel, and healthcare professionals. The new laws make California the first state in the nation to require implicit bias training for these positions in the state judiciary and healthcare system. In collaboration with the Equal Justice Society, Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los … Continue reading Bills Signed into Law Requiring Implicit Bias Training for Judges, Court Personnel, and Healthcare Professionals
This Week in White Supremacy #96: Eight Heartbreaking Cases Where Land Was Stolen From Black Americans Through Racism, Violence and Murder
In his 2007 documentary Banished, filmmaker Marco Williams examined four examples of primarily white communities violently rising up to force their African-American neighbors to flee town. This became one of the techniques used to sabotage Black land ownership, a devastating trend in the 19th and 20th centuries that robbed Blacks of millions in generational wealth.In 2001, … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy #96: Eight Heartbreaking Cases Where Land Was Stolen From Black Americans Through Racism, Violence and Murder