Charles Ward authors this guest post. Charles is the Chief Development Officer at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. EJS held our 2014 'Civil Rights at 50' event at YBCA and Charles was instrumental in making that happen. He also looped EJS into this fantastic community screening of SELMA last night at the Castro Theatre … Continue reading Full House Sees Community Screening of SELMA, Sponsored by Google.org, Black Googlers Network, YMCA of San Francisco
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California Voters Support Affirmative Action, Says New Survey
California voters in all racial groups support affirmative action, according to a report released today by the National Asian American Survey (NAAS). That is a significant change from 1996 when 55 percent of the state’s voters supported Prop 209, which ended affirmative policies in public employment, contracting and education in California, said Karthick Ramakrishnan, survey … Continue reading California Voters Support Affirmative Action, Says New Survey
Civil Rights Groups File Administrative Complaint Against Kern High School District and Kern County Office of Education
The Equal Justice Society joined a group of civil rights organizations in an administrative complaint filed today with the California Department of Education demanding that it directly intervene and investigate the illegal school funding allocations of over six million dollars by the Kern High School District and the Kern County Office of Education. California Rural Legal Assistance, … Continue reading Civil Rights Groups File Administrative Complaint Against Kern High School District and Kern County Office of Education
50 Years Later, the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Today - July 2, 2014 - we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin. The law also provides the federal government with the … Continue reading 50 Years Later, the Civil Rights Act of 1964
George Will: Country Eager to “Feel Good About Itself” by Voting for a Black Man
Sam Stein on HuffPo today writes about George Will's comments on the Powell endorsement of Obama. There will be "some impact," Will declared. "And I think this adds to my calculation -- this is very hard to measure -- but it seems to me if we had the tools to measure we'd find that Barack … Continue reading George Will: Country Eager to “Feel Good About Itself” by Voting for a Black Man
Bradley vs. Facebook Effect
Newsweek's Howard Fineman seems to have boiled down the presidential contest to a battle between the Bradley Effect and the Facebook effect. "But this year there is another force at work: young voters, especially those under 30. Most of them are more or less oblivious to race in their political thinking. They have grown up … Continue reading Bradley vs. Facebook Effect
What’s the difference between a “racial joke” and racism?
"McCain dumps racial-joking campaigner" is the title of Mark Silva's post yesterday on the Chicago Tribune's Swamp politics blog. Silva's post cites an earlier post by Don Frederick of the Los Angeles Times on the subject, which is titled "John McCain backer dropped from Virginia campaign team due to racially tinged column." The story is … Continue reading What’s the difference between a “racial joke” and racism?
Zogby says ‘Bradley effect’ unlikely this year
John Zogby on forbes.com today says the "Bradley effect is not likely to be a factor in the presidential race this year," citing the relative accuracy of polls in the Democratic primaries and the increasing racial tolerance of younger voters. Analysis of Zogby polling has showed that younger voters, whom I identify in The Way … Continue reading Zogby says ‘Bradley effect’ unlikely this year