Professor Henry L. Hecht is donating $50,000 through The Henry L. Hecht Family Fund to help fund a new Staff Attorney position at the Equal Justice Society. Prof. Hecht is the Herma Hill Kay Lecturer in Residence at Berkeley Law. He has provided significant support for several of EJS’s implicit bias conferences, numerous annual galas, … Continue reading $50,000 Donation from Henry L. Hecht to Support New EJS Staff Attorney Position
Zaccho Dance Presents ‘Love, A State of Grace’
Video: 'Love, a State of Grace' rehearsal footage from January and February 2021 Since the inception of EJS, the arts have been a critical, vital, and essential part of our work of transforming the nation’s consciousness on race and racism. Years ago, our friend and former communications consultant Elaine Elinson told us about this remarkable … Continue reading Zaccho Dance Presents ‘Love, A State of Grace’
New Report: The Supreme Court Is a Grave Threat to Racial Justice and Racial Progress
The current right-wing Supreme Court majority is one of the greatest threats to racial justice and equity in recent American history, a new report from Take Back the Court and the Equal Justice Society argues. The six conservative justices’ judicial philosophies and jurisprudence on matters of race threaten progress on a wide range of racial justice issues.