The Superior Court of California, County of Merced, hosted a ceremony last Friday, February 17, to name the 2260 N Street, Merced, Courthouse after Professor Charles James Ogletree Jr. who was born in Merced on December 31, 1952. The Equal Justice Society congratulates Prof. Ogletree and the Ogletree family on this honor and thanks former California Assemblymember Adam Gray, whoContinue reading “State Courthouse in Merced Named After Prof. Charles Ogletree, EJS’s Founding Board Chair”
Category Archives: Reparations
We mourn Tyre Nichols and the cycle of brutality against Black people
The funeral for Tyre Nichols was held today at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee. The Rev. Al Sharpton eulogized Mr. Nichols at the memorial, which was also attended by Vice President Kamala Harris, Breonna Taylor’s mother Tamika Palmer, and George Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd.
EJS Endorses Factual Findings of California Reparations Task Force Interim Report
At its meeting on September 27, 2022, the board of directors of the Equal Justice Society endorsed the factual findings of the Interim Report issued in June 2022 by the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. The board also authorized EJS to be listed publicly as an endorsee andContinue reading “EJS Endorses Factual Findings of California Reparations Task Force Interim Report”