Black sailors wrongly convicted of mutiny 80 years ago following the explosion at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine The Equal Justice Society is thrilled to share that the Secretary of the Navy today announced the full exoneration of the remaining 256 defendants of the 1944 Port Chicago general and summary courts-martial. Secretary of the NavyContinueContinue reading “Navy Exonerates the ‘Port Chicago 50’”
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This Fourth of July
As we observe the Fourth of July this week, we also celebrate the first anniversary of the release of the historic report of the California Reparations Task Force and the appropriation last week of $12 million to support reparations programs created as a direct result of the recommendations in the task force report. EJS PresidentContinueContinue reading “This Fourth of July”
‘The Accelerating Expansion of Civil Rights’ by Michael Tyler
By Michael Tyler I had a meaningful and memorable conversation at a local coffee shop yesterday, with someone I’ll identify as a profoundly aware and grippingly intelligent human being. He self-identified as a twenty-six year old, African American gay man. With him, I had a discussion unlike any that I’ve ever had with anyone elseContinueContinue reading “‘The Accelerating Expansion of Civil Rights’ by Michael Tyler”