https://youtu.be/o-6x_4IvTwY TIME has selected Lisa Holder, President of the Equal Justice Society, for its 2nd annual ‘The Closers’ list recognizing 25 Black leaders working to end inequality. Read TIME’s profile of Lisa at time.com. TIME’s ‘The Closers’ list for 2025 includes: Colman Domingo, actor, director and producer Danessa Myricks, founder and CEO of Danessa Myricks Beauty ContinueContinue reading “TIME Selects EJS President Lisa Holder to ‘The Closers’ List of Black Leaders Working to End Inequality”
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Black History Month: Equity is the Cornerstone of Democracy
One hundred years ago, Carter G. Woodson and the group now known as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History would spearhead a week to promote the achievements of Black Americans. The first of those commemorative weeks took place in February 1926. Woodson selected February because it was the birth monthContinueContinue reading “Black History Month: Equity is the Cornerstone of Democracy”
EJS Founding Board Member John Bonifaz Transitions to New Advisory Board
The Equal Justice Society announced that John Bonifaz has resigned from the EJS board of directors after more than 20 years of service. He will remain part of EJS as a member of a new advisory board. John joined EJS’s founding board together with the late Prof. Charles Ogletree (founding board chair), Maria Blanco, JamesContinueContinue reading “EJS Founding Board Member John Bonifaz Transitions to New Advisory Board”