In 2011, EJS commissioned Joanna Haigood and the Zaccho Dance Theatre, and Marcus Shelby to create “Dying While Black and Brown,” which fused Marcus’s music with the unique movements by Zaccho. Performed at EJS’s annual gala that year at Yoshi’s SF, it marked the first collaboration between Joanna and Marcus. Photo by Bob Hsiang. 2020Continue reading "EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2011: Victory in Associated General Contractors v. Caltrans Case"
This Week in White Supremacy #132: The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus
The New York Times : 'The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus' - Early numbers had shown that Black and Latino people were being harmed by the virus at higher rates. But the new federal data — made available after The New York Times sued the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionContinue reading "This Week in White Supremacy #132: The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus"
EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2010 and Our 10th Anniversary
Seven of the Equal Justice Society's co-founders gathered on stage in 2010 at Yoshi's San Francisco celebrating our 10th anniversary: (from left to right) Shauna Marshall, Margaret Russell, Margalynne Armstrong, Joan Graff, Stephanie Wildman, Cheryl Stevens, and EJS President Eva Paterson. 2020 is the 20th anniversary of the Equal Justice Society. Every week leading upContinue reading "EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2010 and Our 10th Anniversary"