Eva Paterson, President of the Equal Justice Society and Co-Chair of the Opportunity For All Coalition behind ACA 5, said, “I am thrilled by this historic vote. For the past generation, many of us have dreamed of the day when we could reinstate affirmative action in California by overturning Proposition 209. Strangely enough the twin disasters … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy #130: ACA 5, Ballot Question on Affirmative Action, Passes Calif. Legislature
Senate Approves ACA 5 – Repeal of Prop. 209 is on the Ballot!
With Successful Senate Vote, ACA 5 Clears California Legislature and Goes to November Ballot The Opportunity For All Coalition today celebrated the full, historic passage of ACA 5 -- allowing California voters to reinstate affirmative action -- through the State Legislature. For the first time in a generation, Californians will have the opportunity to vote … Continue reading Senate Approves ACA 5 – Repeal of Prop. 209 is on the Ballot!
This Week in White Supremacy #129: ‘An Insatiable Rage’ – It is an everyday struggle to neither fall into despair nor explode in anger
Charles M. Blow, The New York Times - People are marching as a way of screaming, a way of exhaling pain, as an enormous group catharsis. This isn’t only about the pain of police brutality, it’s about all the pain. This is about all the injustice and disrespect and oppression. This is about ancestry and … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy #129: ‘An Insatiable Rage’ – It is an everyday struggle to neither fall into despair nor explode in anger
EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2008 and Educating the Judiciary on Implicit Bias
2020 is the 20th anniversary of the Equal Justice Society. Every week leading up to our 20th anniversary celebration on September 17, we will highlight one year in our history. This week we remember 2008 and in particular a pivotal law review article we published that year.
Defunding the Police: Brief Overview of History, Models and the Demands of the Movement
The deep structural racism inherent in policing is becoming more visible to and less tolerated by a broader portion of our society. The Movement for Black Lives has popularized the work of abolitionists and galvanized social attention around the demand to defund the police and invest in education, affordable housing, healthcare, and community solutions to preventing … Continue reading Defunding the Police: Brief Overview of History, Models and the Demands of the Movement
Three Black men hanged: ‘No single effort put forth to put a stop to this wholesale slaughter’
“Although lynchings have steadily increased in number and barbarity during the last twenty years, there has been no single effort put forth by the many moral and philanthropic forces of the country to put a stop to this wholesale slaughter.” – Ida B. Wells Malcolm Harsch in Victorville, California, on May 31.Dominique Alexander in New … Continue reading Three Black men hanged: ‘No single effort put forth to put a stop to this wholesale slaughter’
This Week in White Supremacy #128: A Black Law Partner’s Perspective
Butler Snow partner Orlando R. Richmond Sr. explains the three top reasons lawyers of color are minimized and ultimately leave law firms and what steps firms should take to turn the situation around. https://bit.ly/3cSKShl THE GOOD NEWS FIRST: N.C. Supreme Court Rules on Racial Justice Act Hearings | Time https://bit.ly/37oWE1GBlack Enterprise on Twitter: "NJ Gov. … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy #128: A Black Law Partner’s Perspective
EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2007
The Hon. Thelton Henderson (left), Senior United States District Judge, Northern District of California, with the Hon. Theodore A. McKee, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, at a special reception hosted by EJS in August 2007. 2020 is the 20th anniversary of the Equal Justice Society. Every week leading up to our 20th … Continue reading EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2007