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‘There’ a Mother’s Day Poem by Michael Tyler

By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence She was there…Before you breathed air,Before you felt touch,Before you heard sound,Before you saw light.There…Before you were dreamt,Before you were hoped,Before you were thought,Before you were named. You were there…In her first second,In her first minute,In her first hour.In her first day.There…In her body,In her blessing,In her being,In her belief.ContinueContinue reading “‘There’ a Mother’s Day Poem by Michael Tyler”

We Hold These Truths

By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence I consider myself to be an individual who respects history and who has, throughout the entirety of my life, maintained a fascination and curiosity for it. I also task myself with an obligation and accountability to continue learning it. I have also long felt it to be my personal andContinueContinue reading “We Hold These Truths”

EJS Statement on SCOTUS VRA Decision

Following the SCOTUS decision in Louisiana v. Callais, the Equal Justice Society released the following statement: The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map that gave Black voters fair representation, is a devastating blow to civil rights and democracy. As Justice Kagan noted in her historic dissent, the Court’s ruling isContinueContinue reading “EJS Statement on SCOTUS VRA Decision”