Sen. Mitch McConnell's great-great-grandfathers enslaved 14 people, bringing reparations issue close to home. McConnell has opposed paying reparations to descendants of enslaved Africans, though census records show his family, like many others, benefited from their labor. https://nbcnews.to/2l4HR8m Sen. Mitch McConnell's great-great-grandfathers enslaved 14 people, bringing reparations issue close to home https://nbcnews.to/2l4HR8m Rev. Dr. William J. … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy, Week 86: Sen. Mitch McConnell’s great-great-grandfathers enslaved 14 people
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This Week in White Supremacy: Week 85 – Plain View Project Exposes Pervasive Police Racism
The Daily Show : A new review of police officers’ social media accounts by the Plain View Project reveals that many cops have posted vehemently racist sentiments online. http://bit.ly/325meWD The Plain View Project Exposes Pervasive Police Racism: A new review of police officers’ social media accounts by the Plain View Project reveals that many cops … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 85 – Plain View Project Exposes Pervasive Police Racism
EJS Receives $200,000 Grant from Ford Foundation
The Equal Justice Society has received a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation, which we will use to support our ongoing efforts using law and social science to change the way racial discrimination limits opportunities to people of color. The Ford Foundation grant will help advance our initiatives that seek to change the way children … Continue reading EJS Receives $200,000 Grant from Ford Foundation
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 84 – “Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3 while 1/3 watches.”- Werner Herzog
Also: 'Black People’s Land Was Stolen -- Any discussion of reparations must include how this happened, who did it, and the laws, policies and practices that allowed it.' "Any discussion of reparations must include how this happened, who did it, and the laws, policies and practices that allowed it," writes Dr. Andrew W. Kahrl, an … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 84 – “Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3 while 1/3 watches.”- Werner Herzog
Supreme Court Decision Bars Citizenship Question For Now
The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a decision (PDF) on whether to allow or remove the citizenship question from the 2020 Census. Chief Justice Robert’s 5-4 opinion upheld a lower court’s decision asking the Department of Commerce to explain the decision to add the citizenship question with their real rationale. For now, the district court’s … Continue reading Supreme Court Decision Bars Citizenship Question For Now
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 83: House panel debates idea of reparations for slavery
Lawmakers on Wednesday held the first congressional hearing in more than a decade on reparations, spotlighting the debate over whether the United States should consider compensation for the descendants of slaves in the United States. https://to.pbs.org/2IWd8CJ Matthew Amha on Twitter: "Imagine CARDING the most high profile exec in professional sports, seconds after his team wins … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 83: House panel debates idea of reparations for slavery
Standing in Solidarity Against Trump’s Hateful Rhetoric
The Equal Justice Society unequivocally condemns the latest threats against immigrants and the Trump Administration’s white supremacy agenda. Immigrants are part of our country. They are our friends, our neighbors, our co-workers. Militarized raids on homes, families, and workplaces, and the lack of due process betray our American values. Rather than serving the national welfare, … Continue reading Standing in Solidarity Against Trump’s Hateful Rhetoric
This Week in White Supremacy #82 | “As a Black Man, I Understand Why Democrats Don’t Want to Impeach Trump”
Equal Justice Society President Eva Paterson will testify at the hearing on Hate Crimes and the Rise of White Nationalism this Tuesday, April 9, at 10:00 a.m. ET before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary.