As we observe the Fourth of July this week, we also celebrate the first anniversary of the release of the historic report of the California Reparations Task Force and the appropriation last week of $12 million to support reparations programs created as a direct result of the recommendations in the task force report.  EJS PresidentContinue reading "This Fourth of July"

By Michael Tyler I had a meaningful and memorable conversation at a local coffee shop yesterday, with someone I’ll identify as a profoundly aware and grippingly intelligent human being. He self-identified as a twenty-six year old, African American gay man. With him, I had a discussion unlike any that I’ve ever had with anyone elseContinue reading "‘The Accelerating Expansion of Civil Rights’ by Michael Tyler"