In his 2007 documentary Banished, filmmaker Marco Williams examined four examples of primarily white communities violently rising up to force their African-American neighbors to flee town. This became one of the techniques used to sabotage Black land ownership, a devastating trend in the 19th and 20th centuries that robbed Blacks of millions in generational wealth.In 2001,Continue reading "This Week in White Supremacy #96: Eight Heartbreaking Cases Where Land Was Stolen From Black Americans Through Racism, Violence and Murder"
Equal Justice Society Receives $10,000 Grant from van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation
van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation recently awarded a general support renewal grant of $10,000 to the Equal Justice Society to support our continued work on legal strategies and initiatives to roll back the intent standard and change the way race is used to limit opportunities for people of color. van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation is a privateContinue reading "Equal Justice Society Receives $10,000 Grant from van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation"
Op-ed and Webinar: Eva Paterson on Disparate Impact as a Tool to Lessen Racism in Housing and Beyond
Op-Ed in the San Francisco Chronicle by Eva Paterson: 'Stand up to Trump’s attempt to gut the Fair Housing Act' In an op-ed today in the San Francisco Chronicle, Equal Justice Society President Eva Paterson urges all Californians who believe in fair housing opportunities to send written comments to HUD by Oct. 18 stating why fair housing is important toContinue reading "Op-ed and Webinar: Eva Paterson on Disparate Impact as a Tool to Lessen Racism in Housing and Beyond"