December 31, 2014
By the time a civil rights victory comes to fruition, the tail end of the fight represents only a fraction of the work it took to get there. When such a victory comes — marriage equality in October of 2013, the Department of Justice announcing federal oversight of the Newark Police in July of 2014 — we pause for a moment to celebrate the accomplishment. And then we get back to work on the next leg of the long march toward justice.