Last night, I watched Baltimore burn. I watched young school children pelt the police. Many of you reading this saw those scenes and probably cried and cried and cried as I did. I switched between CNN, MSNBC, and FoxNews. I was sure that these images would play into the Fox narrative of irresponsible Black folksContinueContinue reading “From Ferguson to Baltimore: What Are We to Do?”
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EJS Begins Study of Racial Disparities in Elder Care
Last year, the Equal Justice Society was awarded cy pres funds to develop continuing education curriculum and training models for nursing home administrators and care providers in an effort to address racial disparities in nursing home care. The cy pres award was made possible with the guidance and assistance of W. Timothy Needham with JanssenContinueContinue reading “EJS Begins Study of Racial Disparities in Elder Care”
AB 86 would mandate independent investigation of police shootings in California
The issue of police violence and police accountability is urgent. One recent study indicates that a Black person is shot by a police officer every 28 hours in this country. Prosecutions are extremely rare and convictions rarer still with thousands of civilians killed, according to a Washington Post analysis released earlier last week. While mostContinueContinue reading “AB 86 would mandate independent investigation of police shootings in California”