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Today on Sojourner Truth:On Friday, September 18, 87-year-old Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, died. Justice Ginsburg served from 1993 to 2020. She was the first Jewish woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court; and following Sandra Day O'Connor, was the second woman overall to serve on the Court. Throughout her tenure, Justice Ginsburg issued countless votes and dissents in defense of the rights of women, workers and voters of color. Justice Ginsburg died from complications of pancreatic cancer. Now, she will become the first woman in history to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol. Her casket will be placed inside of the National Statuary Hall on Friday, September 25. Justice Ginsburg's passing has opened a vacancy on the nations top court just about six weeks before Novembers historic presidential election.Today, our guests weigh in on the implications of her death, what it means for the Supreme Court moving forward, what it means for the balance of power in the United States, and the upcoming election. Our guests are Francis Boyle, Junius Williams and Marjorie Cohn. Francis A. Boyle is a Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law and also a Professor in the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Junius Williams is a nationally recognized attorney, musician, educator and independent thinker who has been at the forefront of the Civil Rights and Human Rights Movements in this country for decades. Marjorie Cohn is professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law where she taught for 25 years.

Today on Sojourner Truth: On Friday, September 18, 87-year-old Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, died. Justice Ginsburg served from 1993 to 2020. She was the first Jewish woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court; and following Sandra Day O'Connor, was the second woman overall to serve on the Court. Throughout her tenure, Justice Ginsburg issued countless votes and dissents in defense of the rights of women, workers and voters of color. Justice Ginsburg died from complications of pancreatic cancer. Now, she will become the first woman in history to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol. Her casket will be placed inside of the National Statuary Hall on Friday, September 25. Justice Ginsburg's passing has opened a vacancy on the nations top court just about six weeks before Novembers historic presidential election. Today, our guests weigh in on the implications of her death, what it means for the Supreme Court moving forward, what it means for the balance of power in the United States, and the upcoming election. Our guests are Francis Boyle, Junius Williams and Marjorie Cohn. Francis A. Boyle is a Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law and also a Professor in the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Junius Williams is a nationally recognized attorney, musician, educator and independent thinker who has been at the forefront of the Civil Rights and Human Rights Movements in this country for decades. Marjorie Cohn is professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law where she taught for 25 years.

Junius Williams On Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death & Political Implications

Junius Williams has been a cornerstone of civil rights activism in the City of Newark since the late 1960s. He’s fought to cultivate jobs in Newark, affordable housing in Newark. He even managed the campaign that got the first black mayor elected in Newark. Born in Virginia, Williams earned degrees at Amherst College and Yale Law School. As an attorney, he has represented the Rev. Jesse Jackson and in 1978, he was elected president of the National Bar Association. He has also been listed among Ebony magazine’s “100 Most Influential Blacks in America.” Today, he is the director of Rutgers University’s Abbott Leadership Institute, where he teaches education leaders to advocate for the Newark Public Schools. He is also the author of “Unfinished Agenda: Urban Politics in the Era of Black Power” (North Atlantic Books), his political memoir of grassroots politics and community organizing. In this episode, Williams compares the civil rights activism of the 1960s and 1970s with the activism of today, and he emphasizes the importance of the Blues to black culture in America.

<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/junius-williams/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Junius Williams</a> has been a cornerstone of civil rights activism in the City of Newark since the late 1960s. He’s fought to cultivate jobs in Newark, affordable housing in Newark. He even managed the campaign that got the first black mayor elected in Newark. Born in Virginia, Williams earned degrees at Amherst College and Yale Law School. As an attorney, he has represented the Rev. Jesse Jackson and in 1978, he was elected president of the National Bar Association. He has also been listed among Ebony magazine’s “100 Most Influential Blacks in America.” Today, he is the director of <a href="http://centers.rutgers.edu/center.php?c=3373" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rutgers University’s Abbott Leadership Institute,</a> where he teaches education leaders to advocate for the Newark Public Schools. He is also the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Agenda-Urban-Politics-Black/dp/1583947221" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Unfinished Agenda: Urban Politics in the Era of Black Power” </a>(<a href="https://www.northatlanticbooks.com/society-politics/junius-williams-power-stories/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">North Atlantic Books</a>), his political memoir of grassroots politics and community organizing. In this episode, Williams compares the civil rights activism of the 1960s and 1970s with the activism of today, and he emphasizes the importance of the Blues to black culture in America.

Episode 53: Junius Williams