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A special profile in honor of Women’s History Month (March). Image and Text Credit: Collection of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and National Museum of African American History & Culture; gift from Kadir Nelson and the JKBN Group, LLC Henrietta Lacks (1920–1951), who was from Roanoke, Virginia, died of cervical cancer at age thirty-one. Upon…
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Lawsuits by more than 11,000 women who have suffered gynecological cancer caused by frequent use of hair relaxer products continue in the federal court multidistrict litigation (or “MDL”). Hundreds of additional women have sued hair relaxer manufacturers in state courts in Illinois, Georgia, and elsewhere. The MDL cases are in the evidence collection stage called…
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Our thoughts and our hearts go out to our friends, family members, colleagues and all those affected by the devastating January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles. We recognize with unceasing gratitude the first responders and community members who worked tirelessly to provide aid and comfort in the affected areas during this extremely difficult time. We…
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Depo-Provera Use and Brain Tumor Development Depo-Provera (aka the “Shot”) is an injectable birth control that has been on the market for decades to prevent pregnancy. Depo-Provera was largely marketed to young women of color because of the convenience of quarterly injections versus a daily pill. Recently, two epidemiological case-control studies found a statistically significant…
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By Lisa Holder, President, Equal Justice Society If the history of America were the night sky, then Dr. King would be its brightest and most brilliant star – its North Star. In America’s most sacred texts and charters, the nation claims to embody liberty and justice for all, equality of opportunity for all, the freedom…
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By Vanessa Holman, Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellow (2024-2025), Equal Justice Society Habari Gani! The first time that I remember celebrating Kwanzaa was in kindergarten. My predominantly Black school held a highly-anticipated annual assembly where students, teachers, and parents wore kente cloth, performed songs and dances, played traditional instruments, and recited holiday principles.…
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The CDC approximates that 2.3% of U.S. births each year result from assisted reproductive technologies, including in vitro fertilization (IVF). Black and Latina women are more likely to experience infertility but have less access to assisted reproductive technologies. Lieff Cabraser assists hopeful parents seeking justice from fertility companies and IVF supply manufacturers for failures that…
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Los Angeles Fires – Eaton Fire Our thoughts and our hearts go out to our friends, family members, colleagues and all those affected by the devastating January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles. We recognize with unceasing gratitude the first responders and community members working tirelessly to provide aid and comfort in the affected areas during…
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Scientists at the University of Oxford, funded by Cancer Research UK, are researching OvarianVax, a vaccine which teaches the immune system to recognize and attack the earliest stages of ovarian cancer. If the research is successful, work will then begin on clinical trials of the vaccine. Ovarian cancer is the fifth-leading cause of cancer death…
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By Emily Harwell (Mvskoke), Attorney, Lieff Cabraser Land Acknowledgement Lieff Cabraser and Equal Justice Society acknowledge that we occupy the ceded and unceded Ancestral homelands of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians who are the original inhabitants of North America and what is now known as the United States. The land and water continue…
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