The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund today issued the following statement on the life and legacy of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who passed away last night at the age of 77: Today, with the passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, our nation lost an extraordinary champion of equal justice. His leadership on civil rightsContinueContinue reading “LDF Statement on Sen. Ted Kennedy”
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EJS Supports Call for Criminal Investigation Into Torture
On Wednesday, April 29, 2009, the Board and Staff of the Equal Justice Society sent the following to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees: The Equal Justice Society would like to go on record as supporting the call to start a criminal investigation by a special counsel into harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects. We haveContinueContinue reading “EJS Supports Call for Criminal Investigation Into Torture”
Tanene Allison: Follow the Artists to Our New Democracy
EJS has been fortunate to work with Tanene Allison on the past, especially when she worked for the National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights. The topic of dissent and the role of artists in helping us more towards a new and improved American democracy is something that resonates with our work. This was originally publishedContinueContinue reading “Tanene Allison: Follow the Artists to Our New Democracy”