Photo by Jim Block via sfbar.org. The Equal Justice Society congratulates our board member Kelly M. Dermody on receiving the 2019 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, the American Bar Association highest award for women in the profession. Established by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession in 1991, the Margaret Brent award recognizes … Continue reading EJS Board Member Kelly Dermody Wins ABA Margaret Brent Award
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This Week in White Supremacy (68): The forgotten civil rights protest of Claudette Colvin
Brought to you by the Equal Justice Society Phillip Atiba Goff on Twitter: "Today (March 2) is the anniversary of one of the bravest civil rights protests in U.S. history. It is also one of the most forgotten. On this date in 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin sat down in the Colored Section of a bus … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy (68): The forgotten civil rights protest of Claudette Colvin
Call for Artwork: Remembering 1619
The Equal Justice Society is accepting submissions of artwork to be considered for a one-night exhibition as part of an artistic performance at the San Francisco Jazz Center on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The artistic performance is part of Remembering 1619, a series of events and activities hosted by … Continue reading Call for Artwork: Remembering 1619
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 67 – ‘Yes, Rep. Meadows, black people have willingly worked for racists’
Brought to you by the Equal Justice Society Yes, Rep. Meadows, black people have willingly worked for racists - The Washington Post Jemele Hill on Twitter: "Notice the laughter in the room as he says it… " => Scott Dworkin on Twitter: "NEW Video: "We'll send him back to Kenya, or wherever it is," GOP … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 67 – ‘Yes, Rep. Meadows, black people have willingly worked for racists’
In new memoir, Federal Judge William Alsup traces his path from the Jim Crow South
"This engaging memoir of the Civil Rights era by one of our most distinguished federal judges confronts the past with admirable candor as it chronicles a young white Southerner's journey from acceptance of the racial status quo to a commitment to full equality for all." — Linda Greenhouse, New York Times contributing columnist and Yale … Continue reading In new memoir, Federal Judge William Alsup traces his path from the Jim Crow South
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 66
Brought to you by the Equal Justice Society Dixie school board refuses name change — for now – Marin Independent Journal "At issue is the name Dixie’s ties to the racism, slavery and violence of the Confederacy and the Civil War-era South. As is happening all over the country, symbols of that part of the nation’s history … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 66
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 65
Brought to you by the Equal Justice Society I don’t label my ancestors as “slaves.” I say they were enslaved. There is a difference. - Be A King (@BerniceKing) Migrant Children Are Being Given To An Adoption Agency Linked To Betsy DeVos - The Intellectualist Ralph Northam, Mark Herring blackface scandal: NAACP chief weighs in - USA … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 65
Mona Tawatao Hired as EJS Legal Director
Equal Justice Society President Eva Paterson today announced Mona Tawatao as EJS’s new Legal Director effective April 15, 2019. “We’re thrilled that Mona is joining the staff as Legal Director,” said Paterson. “She has been part of our EJS family for almost a decade as a board member and played a critical role in our … Continue reading Mona Tawatao Hired as EJS Legal Director