NCLR Expresses Profound Disappointment with Saenz Decision

Janet MurguĂ­a, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, today expressed profound disappointment today that distinguished civil rights attorney Thomas Saenz is no longer a candidate to head the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.ContinueContinue reading “NCLR Expresses Profound Disappointment with Saenz Decision”

Calif. Transportation Dept. to Reinstate Race-Conscious Contract Goals

The Coalition for Economic Equity (CEE) on Friday announced that after a nearly three-year hiatus, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is poised to reinstate race-conscious goals for federally funded transportation contracts in California. CEE is an umbrella coalition of associations serving diverse minority- and women-owned businesses that was first formed in 1982 in responseContinueContinue reading “Calif. Transportation Dept. to Reinstate Race-Conscious Contract Goals”

Kate Kendell, Eva Paterson: ‘Standing Together and Continuing the Conversation’

Next Thursday, the California Supreme Court will hear arguments in our legal challenge to Proposition 8. As we seek to overturn Prop 8, we have the broadest array of support ever seen on an LGBT issue before any California Court. This support speaks directly to the relationships and coalition work that many in the LGBT,ContinueContinue reading “Kate Kendell, Eva Paterson: ‘Standing Together and Continuing the Conversation’”