black-history
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This month is the tenth anniversary of the Flint, Michigan water crisis where residents uncovered that they were being exposed to lead, a highly toxic metal that is especially dangerous to children, through their public water supply. Ten years later, our clients in Jackson, Mississippi and Benton Harbor, Michigan are still fighting for access to…
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By Lisa Holder, President, Equal Justice Society We commemorate Black History Month in 2024 just a few years shy of its 50th anniversary, having first been observed in 1976 by President Gerald Ford. In his brief presidential message, Ford alluded to the observance of Black History Month being a “message of courage and perseverance” that…
