Brought to you by the Equal Justice Society Dixie school board refuses name change — for now – Marin Independent Journal "At issue is the name Dixie’s ties to the racism, slavery and violence of the Confederacy and the Civil War-era South. As is happening all over the country, symbols of that part of the nation’s history … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 66
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 65
Brought to you by the Equal Justice Society I don’t label my ancestors as “slaves.” I say they were enslaved. There is a difference. - Be A King (@BerniceKing) Migrant Children Are Being Given To An Adoption Agency Linked To Betsy DeVos - The Intellectualist Ralph Northam, Mark Herring blackface scandal: NAACP chief weighs in - USA … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 65
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 64
When the suffrage movement sold out to white supremacy. New York Times Blackface: The birth of an American stereotype. NMAAHC Ralph Northam admits he was in 1984 yearbook photo showing figures in blackface, KKK hood. Washington Post Northam’s med school banned yearbooks in 2013 due to racist photos. Talking Points Memo Virginia Attorney General Mark … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 64
The California Endowment Awards $200,000 Grant to EJS to Remedy Disparate School Discipline
The California Endowment has awarded a $200,000 grant to the Equal Justice Society to improve the social and emotional health of youth by reducing the use of harsh discipline and increasing the use of positive, trauma-responsive practices throughout California. The grant will allow EJS to explore the development of a statewide network of schools model … Continue reading The California Endowment Awards $200,000 Grant to EJS to Remedy Disparate School Discipline
Mona Tawatao Hired as EJS Legal Director
Equal Justice Society President Eva Paterson today announced Mona Tawatao as EJS’s new Legal Director effective April 15, 2019. “We’re thrilled that Mona is joining the staff as Legal Director,” said Paterson. “She has been part of our EJS family for almost a decade as a board member and played a critical role in our … Continue reading Mona Tawatao Hired as EJS Legal Director
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 63
White cop mocks Black woman left to walk home in cold after being pulled over in racist Snapchat posts. Blavity “Wouldn't it be nice if getting out of jail was as easy for young Black men as it is for Roger Stone?” @ACLU Portland police sergeant to cops: ‘if you come across a Black person, … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 63
EJS’s Lisa Holder on NPR’s ‘On Point’ Discussing DNA and Civil Rights
EJS Interim Legal Director Lisa Holder was a guest on today's NPR On Point radio show to discuss the civil rights implications of new DNA technology. EJS, the Center for Genetics and Society, and Pete Shanks, in December 2018 filed suit against the State of California for its collection and retention of genetic profiles from … Continue reading EJS’s Lisa Holder on NPR’s ‘On Point’ Discussing DNA and Civil Rights
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 62
Yes, artificial intelligence can be racist. Vox Florida’s top elections official abruptly resigned after a newspaper obtained pictures of him in blackface posing as a Hurricane Katrina victim. HuffPost S. officials to start pushing asylum seekers back across the border. LA Times The son of Martin Luther King Jr. criticized Vice President Mike Pence for … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 62