Steven Anthony Jones and actors from the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre will perform at the Equal Justice Society annual gala on September 13 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater. Our gala will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Our event will also feature performances by artists from the Marcus … Continue reading Spotlight on Steven Anthony Jones
Civil Rights Groups File Administrative Complaint Against Kern High School District and Kern County Office of Education
The Equal Justice Society joined a group of civil rights organizations in an administrative complaint filed today with the California Department of Education demanding that it directly intervene and investigate the illegal school funding allocations of over six million dollars by the Kern High School District and the Kern County Office of Education. California Rural Legal Assistance, … Continue reading Civil Rights Groups File Administrative Complaint Against Kern High School District and Kern County Office of Education
Spotlight: Joanna Haigood and Zaccho Dance Theatre
Joanna and members of Zaccho Dance Theatre will perform at the Equal Justice Society annual gala on September 13 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater. Our gala will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Our event will also feature performances by artists from the Marcus Shelby Orchestra and … Continue reading Spotlight: Joanna Haigood and Zaccho Dance Theatre
Spotlight on Marcus Shelby
Marcus and members of the Marcus Shelby Orchestra will perform at the Equal Justice Society annual gala on September 13 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater. Our gala will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Our event will also feature performances by artists from Zaccho Dance Theatre and … Continue reading Spotlight on Marcus Shelby
These Are Our Sons
The killing of Michael Brown has dominated the headlines and my thoughts over the past few days. An African-American 18-year-old dead with multiple gunshot wounds. The shots fired by a St. Louis police officer. The circumstances reeking of cover-up, profiling, and racism. My African-American 18-year-old son Julian has spent the last two weeks as an … Continue reading These Are Our Sons
Justice Kennedy, Implicit Bias, Racial Anxiety and Dismantling the 14th Amendment’s Intent Standard
Last month, I had the distinct pleasure of talking to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference on implicit bias, racial anxiety and the 14th Amendment. The judicial conference, attended by 600 judges and lawyers working in the federal courts of the Ninth Circuit, meets to consider the business of the courts, to share ways to improve the … Continue reading Justice Kennedy, Implicit Bias, Racial Anxiety and Dismantling the 14th Amendment’s Intent Standard
Sept. 13: Celebrating the Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Join us in September to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin. This is the second in a series of events over three years (2013 to … Continue reading Sept. 13: Celebrating the Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
50 Years Later, the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Today - July 2, 2014 - we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin. The law also provides the federal government with the … Continue reading 50 Years Later, the Civil Rights Act of 1964