Trump’s Illegal Use of Military Against Anti-Racist Uprisings Portends Battles Ahead
The backlash against Donald Trump’s illegal show of military force against anti-racist protesters compelled him to withdraw the troops — for now. But we must continue raising the illegality of this use of the military and pushing for barriers to guard against future such deployments. The threat of a resurgence …
Fathers Day
Thank You, Dad A very happy Father’s Day to the biggest support system and inspiration in my life. My dad came to this country with pennies in his pockets and no one to call a friend to escape deep poverty and unemployment that plagued his life in India. …
Bulletin Board: It’s Good to Have Amici ☺ International Brotherhood of Teamsters, SAG/AFTRA, Church of Christ, et al join EME’s Lawsuit to Protect ERA
Dear Naomi, On Thursday, June 25th, a powerful cross-section of labor, clergy, artistic, activist, philanthropic, anti-violence and consumer groups across the nation joined Equal Means Equal in throwing their vital support behind a federal lawsuit that demands the U.S. government validate and add the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution of the United …
Opinion: Massive Uprisings Confront White Supremacy
That’s not a chip on my shoulder. That’s your foot on my neck. – Malcolm X On May 25, a Minneapolis police officer tortured George Floyd to death in what his brother, Philonise Floyd, called “a modern-day lynching in broad daylight.” Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in all 50 …
Bulletin Board: Equal Means Equal Cheers the SCOTUS LGBTQ Rights Win!
This is a great moment for civil rights in the United States. The Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County affirms what Equal Means Equal has long argued: the term “sex” includes ALL Americans, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identification. Equal Means Equal was proud to …