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EJI has announced 37 winners of the 2025 Montgomery Public Schools Legacy Scholarship. The scholarship, which gives $10,000 to each recipient, is awarded to graduating seniors from each of the eight Montgomery public high schools.
EJI Announces Winners of 2025 Montgomery Public Schools Legacy Scholarship
EJI awards $10,000 to 37 winners from Montgomery's eight public high schools.
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May 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
EJI has announced 37 winners of the 2025 Montgomery Public Schools Legacy Scholarship. The scholarship, which gives $10,000 to each recipient, is awarded to graduating seniors from each of the eight Montgomery public high schools.
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On this day in 1926, a white mob in LaBelle, Florida, lynched a young Black man named Henry Patterson for stopping at the home of a white woman to ask for a drink of water.
May 11, 1926 | White Mob in Florida Lynches Black Man for Requesting Drink of Water
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May 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
On this day in 1926, a white mob in LaBelle, Florida, lynched a young Black man named Henry Patterson for stopping at the home of a white woman to ask for a drink of water.
PSA: Parents of teenagers who are allowed to date.
Please do not allow your child's boyfriend or girlfriend to spend the night at your home.
Your child should ONLY go to bed and wake up with that boyfriend or girlfriend in the same home after they're married to them.
Please do not allow your child's boyfriend or girlfriend to spend the night at your home.
Your child should ONLY go to bed and wake up with that boyfriend or girlfriend in the same home after they're married to them.
January 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
PSA: Parents of teenagers who are allowed to date.
Please do not allow your child's boyfriend or girlfriend to spend the night at your home.
Your child should ONLY go to bed and wake up with that boyfriend or girlfriend in the same home after they're married to them.
Please do not allow your child's boyfriend or girlfriend to spend the night at your home.
Your child should ONLY go to bed and wake up with that boyfriend or girlfriend in the same home after they're married to them.
Greetings from Waukegan, IL.
January 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Greetings from Waukegan, IL.
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On this day in 1966, KKK members shot at and set fire to the home of activist Vernon Dahmer in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, killing Mr. Dahmer and razing his home.
Jan. 10, 1966 | Voting Rights Activist Vernon Dahmer Killed in Mississippi
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January 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1966, KKK members shot at and set fire to the home of activist Vernon Dahmer in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, killing Mr. Dahmer and razing his home.
Proverbs 10:31–32
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.
January 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Proverbs 10:31–32
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.
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The abolition of the death penalty is “more than a legal reform; it is a statement of our commitment to justice and humanity.”
Zimbabwe Abolishes the Death Penalty
President Mnangagwa signed the Death Penalty Abolition Act into law.
eji.org
January 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The abolition of the death penalty is “more than a legal reform; it is a statement of our commitment to justice and humanity.”
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This week Governor Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 people who were facing execution by the state of North Carolina. The cases involve racial bias and the use of the death penalty in instances of severe mental illness or intellectual disability.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Commutes 15 North Carolina Death Sentences
This week NC Governor Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 people.
eji.org
January 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This week Governor Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 people who were facing execution by the state of North Carolina. The cases involve racial bias and the use of the death penalty in instances of severe mental illness or intellectual disability.
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After the Brown v. Board ruling, Southern legislatures passed more than 450 measures designed to delay or evade the decision—and white Americans launched a mass movement of resistance to desegregation.
December 18, 2024 at 3:01 PM
After the Brown v. Board ruling, Southern legislatures passed more than 450 measures designed to delay or evade the decision—and white Americans launched a mass movement of resistance to desegregation.
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State-mandated segregation across the South relegated generations of Black children to vastly underfunded, ill-equipped schools—and in some places even denied those children access to high school. eji.org/news/resista...
Resistance to Racial Integration
Opposition to school integration in the Deep South and beyond.
eji.org
December 18, 2024 at 3:01 PM
State-mandated segregation across the South relegated generations of Black children to vastly underfunded, ill-equipped schools—and in some places even denied those children access to high school. eji.org/news/resista...
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On December 18, 1952, Georgia Gov. Herman Talmadge announced he would sooner end public education in Georgia than allow Black children to attend school with white children. Gov. Talmadge was not an outlier. youtu.be/BwwMgIGH9Yg?...
Resistance to Racial Integration
YouTube video by Equal Justice Initiative
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December 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM
On December 18, 1952, Georgia Gov. Herman Talmadge announced he would sooner end public education in Georgia than allow Black children to attend school with white children. Gov. Talmadge was not an outlier. youtu.be/BwwMgIGH9Yg?...
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On this day in 1862, Union General Ulysses S. Grant expelled all Jewish people from the Tennessee District, which included parts of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi, based on anti-Semitic stereotypes and rumors.
Dec. 17, 1862 | General Grant Expels Jewish People from Tennessee District
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December 17, 2024 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1862, Union General Ulysses S. Grant expelled all Jewish people from the Tennessee District, which included parts of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi, based on anti-Semitic stereotypes and rumors.
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We are excited to announce a new convening center and hotel, Elevation. Set to open in 2025, Elevation is a transformative space for reflection, education, and connection in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.
Elevation Convening Center and Hotel Coming Soon
The new center and hotel will open in 2025
eji.org
December 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM
We are excited to announce a new convening center and hotel, Elevation. Set to open in 2025, Elevation is a transformative space for reflection, education, and connection in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.
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Until we realize that the American government has become a co-signing guarantor for corporate profits rather the citizen prosperity, it will be difficult to see much progress toward a just and caring society.
December 12, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Until we realize that the American government has become a co-signing guarantor for corporate profits rather the citizen prosperity, it will be difficult to see much progress toward a just and caring society.
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Key observation by Stephen M. Coleman in his chapter on sin in biblical wisdom literature in 𝘙𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮:
December 12, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Key observation by Stephen M. Coleman in his chapter on sin in biblical wisdom literature in 𝘙𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮:
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On this day in 1922, more than 1,000 white people lynched Arthur Young in Perry, Florida. It was the second racial terror lynching in Taylor County in five days. The mob then attacked the Black community, burning homes and community buildings.
Dec. 12, 1922 | White Mob Lynches Arthur Young in Taylor County, Florida
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December 12, 2024 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1922, more than 1,000 white people lynched Arthur Young in Perry, Florida. It was the second racial terror lynching in Taylor County in five days. The mob then attacked the Black community, burning homes and community buildings.
This is how you handle 4 degrees in Waukegan.
December 12, 2024 at 3:24 PM
This is how you handle 4 degrees in Waukegan.
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On this day in 1917, the U.S. Army executed 13 Black soldiers who were sentenced to death and denied any right to appeal for defending themselves after a white mob attacked them.
Dec. 11, 1917 | U.S. Army Executes 13 Black Soldiers in Texas
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December 11, 2024 at 2:30 PM
On this day in 1917, the U.S. Army executed 13 Black soldiers who were sentenced to death and denied any right to appeal for defending themselves after a white mob attacked them.
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On this day in 1915, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law providing that an American woman could be stripped of citizenship upon marriage to a foreign husband. U.S. men marrying foreign women were permitted to keep their citizenship.
Dec. 6, 1915 | Supreme Court Rules American Women With Foreign Husbands Lose Citizenship
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December 6, 2024 at 2:04 PM
On this day in 1915, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law providing that an American woman could be stripped of citizenship upon marriage to a foreign husband. U.S. men marrying foreign women were permitted to keep their citizenship.
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On this day in 1969, Chicago Police officers assassinated Black Panther Party leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark by firing over 90 bullets during a pre-dawn apartment raid.
Dec. 4, 1969 | Chicago Police Assassinate Black Panther Leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark
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December 4, 2024 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1969, Chicago Police officers assassinated Black Panther Party leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark by firing over 90 bullets during a pre-dawn apartment raid.
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There's a dramatic unfairness in the rules for prosecutors and defendants in the criminal legal system. Prosecutors can wait decades to seek a conviction, but an incarcerated person must immediately file an appeal or be forever barred by strict timelines.
A Tale of Two Deadlines: Prosecutors and Defendants Face Starkly Different “Timeliness” Rules
12.04.24
eji.org
December 4, 2024 at 6:39 PM
There's a dramatic unfairness in the rules for prosecutors and defendants in the criminal legal system. Prosecutors can wait decades to seek a conviction, but an incarcerated person must immediately file an appeal or be forever barred by strict timelines.
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Good advice from Blaise Pascal:
“Let them at least learn what is the religion they attack, before attacking it.”
“Let them at least learn what is the religion they attack, before attacking it.”
December 2, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Good advice from Blaise Pascal:
“Let them at least learn what is the religion they attack, before attacking it.”
“Let them at least learn what is the religion they attack, before attacking it.”
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On this day in 1975, Montgomery police shot and killed Bernard Whitehurst Jr., a 32-year-old Black man they claimed they mistook for a robbery suspect.
Dec. 2, 1975 | Bernard Whitehurst Jr. Killed by Police in AL; Officers Plant Gun as Cover-Up
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December 2, 2024 at 2:36 PM
On this day in 1975, Montgomery police shot and killed Bernard Whitehurst Jr., a 32-year-old Black man they claimed they mistook for a robbery suspect.