Trump Demands ‘These Votes Must Not Count’ After Polling Place Opens in Black Community in Lancaster, Calif. https://bit.ly/2zNrPaw Here’s the election and voter protection news that has been front and center for us: COVID-19 Silenced Voters of Color in Wisconsin – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights https://bit.ly/3g3PPqeJared Kushner Non-Committal When Asked ifContinueContinue reading “Issue 3: Voter Empowerment and Education Newsletter”
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Christina Alvernaz Selected as New EJS Judge Motley Civil Rights Fellow
Christina Alvernaz is joining the Equal Justice Society as our 2020-2022 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellow – a fellowship honoring the first African American woman to serve on the federal bench. She starts the Fellowship in July 2020.
This Week in White Supremacy #124: ‘The pandemic has exposed the bitter terms of our racial contract’
The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying The pandemic has exposed the bitter terms of our racial contract, which deems certain lives of greater value than others. Adam Serwer, The Atlantic – The coronavirus epidemic has rendered the racial contract visible in multiple ways. Once the disproportionate impact of theContinueContinue reading “This Week in White Supremacy #124: ‘The pandemic has exposed the bitter terms of our racial contract’”