Archive for the ‘President Barack Obama’ Category

Apr01

Tanene Allison: Follow the Artists to Our New Democracy

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EJS has been fortunate to work with Tanene Allison on the past, especially when she worked for the National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights. The topic of dissent and the role of artists in helping us more towards a new and improved American democracy is something that resonates with our work. This was originally published [...]

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Mar26

Calling Bloggers and Social Media Activists of Color!

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The Equal Justice Society is proud to support Netroots Nation, the country’s top convention for progressive online activists. We’re encouraging bloggers and social media activists of color to submit session ideas for this year’s gathering by March 31. (Contact me if you need help with submissions.) The fourth annual gathering of the Netroots (formerly known [...]

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Mar16

Why Did the Obama Administration Renege on Its Offer to Tom Saenz?

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All of us at EJS were ecstatic when we learned earlier this year that Tom Saenz was under consideration for Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice. Tom would have brought to that position an extensive and celebrated background as a champion for civil rights, social justice and progressive values. We were surprised [...]

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Mar16

NCLR Expresses Profound Disappointment with Saenz Decision

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Janet Murguía, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, today expressed profound disappointment today that distinguished civil rights attorney Thomas Saenz is no longer a candidate to head the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. [...]

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Feb26

RaceWire: Addressing Obama’s Racial Coding, plus Lakoff, Mike Lux

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Tammy Johnson on racewire.com talks about her concerns over the use of racially coded language in President Obama’s address to Congress earlier this week.  Her post has additional comments in addition to the video. It’s interesting to take Tammy’s analysis and compare it to George Lakoff’s pre-speech assessment of the “Obama Code,” his definition of [...]

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Feb20

NY Post Editorial Cartoon: Simian Stereotypes and Cartoonist Excuses

Posted by Keith Kamisugi 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , ,

If nothing else, the now-infamous New York Post cartoon by Sean Delonas published Wednesday showing a chimp shot to death by police officers should be a clear answer to the question of whether we’re in a “post-racial” America. As EJS President Eva Paterson and others have argued, the answer to that question is a resounding [...]

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Feb05

Meet Mike Lux, Obama’s Progressive Liason on Transition Team

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UPDATE: Special thanks to Mercury Lounge (http://www.mercurysf.com) for hosting our event on a night that they’re usually closed, and to Commonweal Institute (http://www.commonwealinstitute.org) for underwriting this event. Ellee Koss, Eva Paterson, Netroots Nation, Keith Kamisugi, Rebecca Prozan, Matt Haney and Dexter Ligot-Gordon invite you to join us for a fun and stimulating evening to welcome [...]

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Jan29

Eva Paterson: ABC7 Story on Ledbetter Act

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Eva Paterson is included in a story by ABC7′s Mark Matthews on President Obama’s signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which will make it easier for people to get the pay they deserve — regardless of their gender, race, or age. The Act was introduced by Bay Area Congressman George Miller.

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