We are appalled at the President’s racist tweets. We fear that they will result in our Muslim friends and allies feeling even more vulnerable. Each day we witness more hatred and madness. We hope this nightmare will end at some time, but for now we stand shoulder to shoulder with all those who are feeling … Continue reading EJS Deplores Trump’s Islamophobia
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 9
This incredibly insightful article from the Atlantic might explain why there are so many items for me to report week after week after week after week. It’s long but well worth your time. The Nationalist’s Delusion One hundred thirty-nine years since Reconstruction, and half a century since the tail end of the civil-rights movement, a … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 9
#GivingTuesday: Support Our Work Fighting Trumpism and White Supremacy
On this #GivingTuesday 2017, the staff at the Equal Justice Society extends our deepest appreciation and gratitude for the love and support we’ve received throughout the year from our donors, supporters, volunteers, and partners. Just for today, if you donate to EJS via our Facebook page, Facebook and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will match … Continue reading #GivingTuesday: Support Our Work Fighting Trumpism and White Supremacy
This Week in White Supremacy (and Misogyny): Week 8
The first item on this list was so appalling that I had to add it. Trump gleefully predicts death of two women on Supreme Court. Trump nominee Brett Talley appears to have defended the first KKK. Facebook (still) letting housing advertisers exclude users by race. Trump nominates mostly white men to federal bench. White man … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy (and Misogyny): Week 8
Oppose the Tax Bill: Campaign Finance Reform is a Civil Rights Issue
Governor Gray Davis. Remember him? He was recalled in 2003 and replaced by The Terminator, yet another person from the world of entertainment who thought he could govern. When Gray Davis was Governor, the California Legislature passed a bill that would have required law enforcement officers to keep records of the race of those stopped. … Continue reading Oppose the Tax Bill: Campaign Finance Reform is a Civil Rights Issue
EJS Receives $150,000 Grant from the Open Society Foundations
The Equal Justice Society is thrilled to share that we are the recipients of a $150,000 general support grant from the Open Society Foundations! Founded in 1979 by George Soros, the Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant societies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people. Learn more … Continue reading EJS Receives $150,000 Grant from the Open Society Foundations
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 7
Three quarters of whites don’t have any non-white friends. The health crisis of Latinas and Black women. A Black working class man would have to call 80 therapists to get an appointment. A middle class white woman, only 5. What is wrong with this picture? Meet the moguls-in-the-making as THR unveils its 24th annual list … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 7
This Is Us
No, this is not about “the Big Three”, Kevin, Kate, and Randall - although I love that show. This morning I read that college educated women and people of color were responsible for the electoral victories that repudiated Trump and, more importantly, Trumpism. A year ago, I was in a hotel in Reno. Comey’s ugly … Continue reading This Is Us