• Amicus Curiae: Washington v. Trump (2025): Birthright CitizenshipEJS joined the NAACP and League of Women Voters in an amicus brief submitted to federal appeals courts in support of four cases that challenge President Trump’s January 20, 2025, executive order seeking to revoke birthright citizenship for individuals born in the United States to undocumented personsContinue reading "Update on EJS Civil Rights Litigation"
‘The Weight of Being…’ by Michael Tyler
By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence Every day, I feel its mass with compressing concentration;Every gram of degradation in every ounce of defamation,For every pound of condemnation of a dark discrimination. Each morning that I rise, I must begin my preparation,To brace my aching back for the daily tribulation,To haul the debilitating load of my socialContinue reading "‘The Weight of Being…’ by Michael Tyler"
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Origins of Black History Month
In 2026, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the end of the first Reconstruction, the 100th anniversary of the origins of Black History Month, and the 50th anniversary of its official federal recognition. In February 1926, historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) launched the firstContinue reading "Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Origins of Black History Month"