{"id":8373,"date":"2021-12-14T18:14:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T02:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/?page_id=8373"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:57:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:57:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#000000\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background-color has-text-color\" id=\"history-of-the-equal-justice-society\">About the Equal Justice Society<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Ab_yCwW0Jk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/northstarrmedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video produced by Northstarr Media Group<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-attachment-id=\"6857\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/2020\/03\/26\/supreme-court-creates-higher-standard-for-racial-discrimination-claims\/supreme-court-creates-higher-standard-for-racial-discrimination-claims-equal-justice-society\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Supreme-Court-Creates-Higher-Standard-for-Racial-Discrimination-Claims-Equal-Justice-Society.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526618900&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Supreme Court Creates Higher Standard for Racial Discrimination Claims &amp;#8211; 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That is the question.&nbsp; By Michael Tyler&nbsp; Recently, I had a phone conversation with a close friend who routinely&nbsp;reaches out to me as her mental fitness trainer, counting on me&nbsp;to&nbsp;always&nbsp;run her through thought&nbsp;exercises that\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"12259\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-ejs type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/2026\/04\/13\/equal-justice-societys-2025-impact-report-building-towards-a-multiracial-democracy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Equal Justice Society&#8217;s 2025 Impact Report: Building Towards a Multiracial Democracy<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Twenty-five years ago, visionary civil rights leaders founded the Equal Justice Society to challenge the false narrative of a post-racial America and to defend equity policies vital for true equality. Today, as opposition resurges and the\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"12217\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-ejs type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/2026\/04\/01\/a-united-nations-call-for-atonement-by-michael-tyler\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u2018A United Nation\u2019s Call For Atonement\u2019 by Michael Tyler<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Saturday, March 28, 2026; morning: I was perusing the guide on my TV monitor and landed on a program about the tradition of Palm Sunday. As I watched it, I thought about how the three Abrahamic\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"12196\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-ejs type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/2026\/03\/20\/just-completing-a-thought-by-michael-tyler\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u2018Just Completing A Thought \u2019 by Michael Tyler<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This past Sunday, before I sat down and waited to see what&nbsp;Sinners&nbsp;was going to be awarded and denied by the Academy, I received a Spill alert about Reverend Jamal Bryant apologizing for his ego bulimic purge\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"12151\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-ejs type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/2026\/02\/27\/to-be-by-michael-tyler\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u2018To Be\u2019 by Michael Tyler<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People need not have attended top-tier educational institutions to have been exposed to the dominant culture\u2019s canon of literature. Consequently, millions of Americans have heard the most cited Shakespearean quote: \u201cTo be or not to be,\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"12107\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-ejs type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/2026\/02\/23\/update-on-ejs-civil-rights-litigation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Update on EJS Civil Rights Litigation<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Amicus Curiae: Washington v. 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Supporting Our Equal Justice Society 25th Anniversary Gala!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button coblocks-animate\" data-coblocks-animation=\"fadeIn\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/25th\/\">MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RmPnwF7PXIc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" 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Hecht<br>Donald K. Tamaki and Suzanne Ah-Tye<br>Susan Pritzker<br>Arlene Mayerson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large has-lightbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/25th\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"11855\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/home\/ejs25-sponsor-logos-collage-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/EJS25-Sponsor-Logos-Collage-1.png?fit=1746%2C2610&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1746,2610\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TIM250224_Cover-Colman_fbaab1-copy.png?resize=1568%2C1008&amp;ssl=1 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-foreground-dark-background-color has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" 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In addition to Lisa, the list also includes actor Colman Domingo, Olympic gold medalist Gabby Thomas, U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, and CNN anchor Sara Sidner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.givelively.org\/donate\/equal-justice-society?utm_source=20250206-time-closers-homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donate<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/2025\/02\/06\/time-selects-ejs-president-lisa-holder-to-the-closers-list-of-black-leaders-working-to-end-inequality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:406px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"250\" data-attachment-id=\"6845\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/cropped-ejs-banner-no-text-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-EJS-banner-no-text.png?fit=1280%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,426\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cropped-EJS-banner-no-text.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-EJS-banner-no-text.png?fit=750%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-6845\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-EJS-banner-no-text.png?resize=750%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-EJS-banner-no-text.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-EJS-banner-no-text.png?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-EJS-banner-no-text.png?resize=1024%2C341&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-EJS-banner-no-text.png?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-EJS-banner-no-text.png?resize=1200%2C399&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-EJS-banner-no-text.png?resize=676%2C225&amp;ssl=1 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-foreground-dark-background-color has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background-color has-text-color\" id=\"transforming-our-consciousness-on-race\">Law, Social Science, the Arts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">The Equal Justice Society is transforming the nation\u2019s consciousness on race through law, social science, and the arts. Our legal strategy broadens conceptions of present-day discrimination to include unconscious and structural bias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.givelively.org\/donate\/equal-justice-society\/eva-paterson-legacy-fund\">Donate<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/forms\/equal-justice-society-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:406px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-attachment-id=\"9957\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/home\/abstract-group-of-crowded-colorful-people-illustration-generative-ai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/alliance-for-reparations-reconciliation-and-truth-600211934.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rytis - stock.adobe.com&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Abstract group of crowded colorful people illustration. 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Generative AI&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/alliance-for-reparations-reconciliation-and-truth-600211934.jpeg?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-9957\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/alliance-for-reparations-reconciliation-and-truth-600211934.jpeg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/alliance-for-reparations-reconciliation-and-truth-600211934.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/alliance-for-reparations-reconciliation-and-truth-600211934.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/alliance-for-reparations-reconciliation-and-truth-600211934.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/alliance-for-reparations-reconciliation-and-truth-600211934.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-foreground-dark-background-color has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background-color has-text-color\" id=\"transforming-our-consciousness-on-race\">Alliance for Reparations, Reconciliation, and Truth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">The Equal Justice Society (EJS), California Black Power Network (CBPN), and six former members of the California Reparations Task Force \u2013 Dr. Cheryl Grills, Lisa Holder, Dr. Jovan Scott Lewis, Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Senator Steven Bradford, and Donald Tamaki \u2013 formed a new collaboration called the Alliance for Reparations, Reconciliation, and Truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/2023\/11\/16\/california-nonprofits-and-former-reparations-task-force-members-launch-alliance-for-reparations-reconciliation-and-truth\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":184551,"featured_media":6909,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8373","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P2mfzk-2b3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184551"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8373"}],"version-history":[{"count":100,"href":"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12010,"href":"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8373\/revisions\/12010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/equaljusticesociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}