“No one in the progressive community is comfortable talking about race. We need to put race back on the table.” EJS 2000 “Explicit bias and overt racism are things of our past. We can focus on implicit bias” EJS 2003 “President Trump” The electorate 2016 The Equal Justice Society was formed in the first part … Continue reading Please Help Us Continue Our Work as Part of The Resistance
Transit Advocacy Group Sues for Information on Racial Profiling by the L.A. County Metro
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Joshua Busch, 310-991-2503, jbusch@PublicCounsel.org Los Angeles, CA (December 13, 2017) – In a lawsuit filed today, the Labor/Community Strategy Center (“Strategy Center”) asked the court to order the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”), the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, the Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”), and the Long Beach … Continue reading Transit Advocacy Group Sues for Information on Racial Profiling by the L.A. County Metro
Sweet Home Alabama
What a week, or more correctly, what a day. From the sadness of losing Ed Lee to the elation of the Alabama election. I spent most of Tuesday reluctant to listen to the news because I feared a repeat of last year’s election night when the unthinkable became real. I feared that my fellow Americans … Continue reading Sweet Home Alabama
Farewell Dear Mayor Lee
It’s 1983. The Asian Law Caucus, Equal Rights Advocates, and the Lawyers’ Committee are working on an ordinance that will get more contracting dollars into the hands of women and people of color. This is when I first met the man who would become Mayor Ed Lee. I remember him as a true progressive and … Continue reading Farewell Dear Mayor Lee
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 10
As you will soon see, I was almost forced to rename this column, Today in White Supremacy. Here goes. This is the last column for 2017. I hope that Santa brings the white supremacists new hearts and souls and that this is the last column I ever need to write. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! FBI officials feared … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 10
Civil Rights Hero Charles Ogletree
Our dear friend Charles Ogletree, his wife Pam, and his family are going through a very difficult time, as described in this recent Washington Post article. There would be no Equal Justice Society but for the faith Tree had in our mission. He was the founding Chair and is now Chair Emeritus. He vouched for … Continue reading Civil Rights Hero Charles Ogletree
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 9.5
So much crazy stuff has happened in one day that I could not wait until next week. Kevin Durant says Colin Kaepernick's protests changed his perspective on race. The legal profession is diversifying. But not at the top. Donald Trump’s long history of clashes with Native Americans. Women of color have high ambition, but little … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 9.5
Call Senators to urge them to vote NO on the tax bill!
The New York Times - perhaps to atone for the fuzzy story on a Nazi - tweeted for folks to call Senators to urge them to vote NO on the tax bill. PLEASE ACT! Remember, folks such as Paul Ryan do not believe in government. If this bill passes with the creation of huge deficits, … Continue reading Call Senators to urge them to vote NO on the tax bill!