Emerson Eckert

An incarcerated man named Jacob Barefield sued Alabama, claiming state officials were deliberately indifferent to the risk of sexual violence in the state’s prisons. eji.org/news/judge-bla…

On this day in 1970, police opened fire on a crowd of students at Jackson State College in Mississippi, killing two students and injuring dozens more. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

On this day in 1956, white residents of Delray Beach, Florida, burned a cross to terrorize Black residents and prevent them from accessing the city’s segregated public beach. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

New Jersey, it's time to take action! Tell your lawmakers to vote NO on S.2930/A.4045. This legislation would severely limit any accountability for police misconduct and put innocent people at risk of wrongful conviction. Call 862-298-5437 or click here. bit.ly/3wreOkx

On this day in 1961, a mob of 50 white men in Anniston, AL, armed with pipes, chains, and bats attacked the Freedom Riders who had traveled by Greyhound bus during a desegregation campaign. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

A1: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis both characterized non-violence as a powerful force for social change. They believed that by refusing to respond to violence with violence, they could break the cycle of hatred and create a path toward reconciliation and justice.

So excited #sensemchat

As we celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, learn about the cases of Chol Soo Lee, Kin-Jin “David” Wong, Frances Choy, and Han Tak Lee – which highlight some of the unique challenges that wrongly convicted Asian Americans experience. innocenceproject.org/news/four-wron…

In @nytopinion The reversal of Harvey Weinstein’s conviction “is a loss for New York State, for prosecutors who want to bring these difficult cases and for the survivors,” writes Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the former Manhattan DA who prosecuted Weinstein in 2020.nyti.ms/4bnMLSs

On this day in 1960, six years after Brown v. Board of Education, South Carolina’s legislature passed a bill to stall the integration of racially segregated public schools. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

Here is an article with some statistics about the Death Penalty: innocenceproject.org/facts-racial-d…

On this day in 1866, white police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, assaulted Black soldiers, setting off a wave of horrific violence against Black people that lasted several days. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

On this day in 1992, an all-white jury in CA acquitted three of the four officers who violently beat Rodney King during a videotaped arrest. The jury could not agree on a verdict for the fourth officer. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

A2: For Boyle, kinship is the understanding that we all treat each other with compassion, respect, and love, no matter their past #Sensemchat

Hi - so excited for #Sensemchat

On this day in 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes withdrew federal troops from the last state house in the South, marking the end of Reconstruction. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

My topic is about the criminal justice system and the death penalty. I went to Suny Purchase College #ShelfieChallenge

On this day in 1903, several thousand white people lynched a Black man and attacked Black neighborhoods in Joplin, Missouri, burning homes and forcing every Black person to flee the city. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

On this day in 1963, Bull Connor ordered dozens of people, including Dr. King, the Rev. Shuttlesworth, and the Rev. Abernathy, to be violently arrested during an anti-segregation march in Birmingham, AL. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…