By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence, and Others Foreword The events of this past Sunday made me think of the women in my life, many of whom were a part of sewing and knitting and quilting circles. I would sit around them and listen to them share stories and hopes and dreams. Special memories. In thatContinueContinue reading “The Quilted Word: To Women, From Women”
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Navy Exonerates the ‘Port Chicago 50’
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’”
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”