This week the U.S. Supreme Court voted unanimously to require a higher standard of proof for bringing racial discrimination claims under United States Code Section 1981. In Comcast v. National Association of African American-Owned Media News, a Black-Owned Media Company founded by Byron Allen sued Comcast for placing burdens on them during the contract formation … Continue reading Supreme Court Creates Higher Standard for Racial Discrimination Claims
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This Week in White Supremacy, Week #117: Coronavirus sparks an epidemic of people helping people in Seattle
Naomi Ishisaka, Seattle Times: What this crisis has also exposed in the past week is the way in which people, guided by their hearts, are stepping up to support each other in extraordinary ways. People like Yadesa Bojia, who is a Seattle-based artist and University of Washington graphic designer. Bojia recently became alarmed after talking … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy, Week #117: Coronavirus sparks an epidemic of people helping people in Seattle
Something you can do at home to help level the playing field
While many of us are staying home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, we have an impactful way you can take action to support small businesses that are hurting the most from the crisis. Currently, small businesses run by women and people of color lose out on $1.1 billion in public contracts ANNUALLY because of … Continue reading Something you can do at home to help level the playing field
EJS and COVID-19
Well, the world has changed. I was up late on Tuesday after the President’s alarming remarks followed by the suspension of the NBA season followed by learning about Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. The pandemic was no longer a nebulous concept but was real. The Management Team at EJS talked about how to best protect … Continue reading EJS and COVID-19
This Week in White Supremacy, Week #116: ACA 5 Introduced to Repeal Proposition 209
Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber (D–San Diego) and a broad coalition of colleagues and business leaders on March 10 announced ACA 5, which would initiate a ballot initiative to officially repeal Proposition 209, California’s ban on affirmative action. An antiquated law passed under Republican Governor Pete Wilson, Proposition 209 has prevented equal opportunity programs in public … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy, Week #116: ACA 5 Introduced to Repeal Proposition 209
ACA 5 Introduced to Repeal Proposition 209
Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber (D–San Diego) and a broad coalition of colleagues and business leaders on March 10 announced ACA 5, which would initiate a ballot initiative to officially repeal Proposition 209, California’s ban on affirmative action. We need your help! Write your legislator | Join or endorse | Donate Media coverage as of March 12 (updated):- San Francisco Chronicle: "California’s affirmative … Continue reading ACA 5 Introduced to Repeal Proposition 209
We’re Launching the Repeal of Proposition 209!
The Equal Justice Society is leading a new effort to repeal Proposition 209. We're launching the repeal today at the State Capitol along with a broad coalition of organizations and individuals through the introduction of Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 5 (ACA 5). You can watch the livestream on Facebook. Even as California’s economy continues to grow, … Continue reading We’re Launching the Repeal of Proposition 209!
This Week in White Supremacy, Week #115: Meet The First Black Rhodes, Truman, and Udall Scholar
Confronting A Legacy, and Creating Her Own: Meet The First Black Rhodes, Truman, and Udall Scholar (The Root) - Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru shares the importance of grappling with the Rhodes legacy as an African person, what it means to make space for other marginalized voices in environmental spaces, how she feels being the first black … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy, Week #115: Meet The First Black Rhodes, Truman, and Udall Scholar