Equal Justice Society President Eva Paterson has accepted an invitation to speak this fall at the Oxford Union to speak on the motion "This House Would Impeach President Trump." The Oxford Union has hosted world leaders in every field, including Mother Teresa, Dalai Lama, Malala Yousafzai, Gloria Steinem, Stacey Abrams, Vera Wang, President Jimmy Carter, … Continue reading Eva Paterson to Speak at the Oxford Union
Trump’s Racist Tweets Escalate His White Supremacy Agenda
The Equal Justice Society unequivocally condemns Trump’s racist tweets against Members of Congress Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Ilhan Omar. Trump employed a common and deplorable tactic of white supremacists – characterizing Americans of color as the “other” – reinforcing the dangerous mythology that being American means being white. Time and again, Trump … Continue reading Trump’s Racist Tweets Escalate His White Supremacy Agenda
Crimes Against Humanity: The Banality of Evil
It’s Friday night. I am getting ready for two parties and band rehearsal with my friends in the Coolerators. I made the mistake of looking at my Twitter account and after the hilarity today provided by #BestofThrowbackBlackTwitter, I chanced upon this video. My jaw dropped because the racism is so raw and inescapable. As Chris … Continue reading Crimes Against Humanity: The Banality of Evil
This Week in White Supremacy, Week 86: Sen. Mitch McConnell’s great-great-grandfathers enslaved 14 people
Sen. Mitch McConnell's great-great-grandfathers enslaved 14 people, bringing reparations issue close to home. McConnell has opposed paying reparations to descendants of enslaved Africans, though census records show his family, like many others, benefited from their labor. https://nbcnews.to/2l4HR8m Sen. Mitch McConnell's great-great-grandfathers enslaved 14 people, bringing reparations issue close to home https://nbcnews.to/2l4HR8m Rev. Dr. William J. … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy, Week 86: Sen. Mitch McConnell’s great-great-grandfathers enslaved 14 people
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 85 – Plain View Project Exposes Pervasive Police Racism
The Daily Show : A new review of police officers’ social media accounts by the Plain View Project reveals that many cops have posted vehemently racist sentiments online. http://bit.ly/325meWD The Plain View Project Exposes Pervasive Police Racism: A new review of police officers’ social media accounts by the Plain View Project reveals that many cops … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 85 – Plain View Project Exposes Pervasive Police Racism
EJS Receives $200,000 Grant from Ford Foundation
The Equal Justice Society has received a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation, which we will use to support our ongoing efforts using law and social science to change the way racial discrimination limits opportunities to people of color. The Ford Foundation grant will help advance our initiatives that seek to change the way children … Continue reading EJS Receives $200,000 Grant from Ford Foundation
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 84 – “Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3 while 1/3 watches.”- Werner Herzog
Also: 'Black People’s Land Was Stolen -- Any discussion of reparations must include how this happened, who did it, and the laws, policies and practices that allowed it.' "Any discussion of reparations must include how this happened, who did it, and the laws, policies and practices that allowed it," writes Dr. Andrew W. Kahrl, an … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 84 – “Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3 while 1/3 watches.”- Werner Herzog
Supreme Court Decision Bars Citizenship Question For Now
The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a decision (PDF) on whether to allow or remove the citizenship question from the 2020 Census. Chief Justice Robert’s 5-4 opinion upheld a lower court’s decision asking the Department of Commerce to explain the decision to add the citizenship question with their real rationale. For now, the district court’s … Continue reading Supreme Court Decision Bars Citizenship Question For Now