I wanted to say thank you to our audience, panelists, and cosponsors for coming out last night. In the next days and weeks we are hoping to continue the discussion on these important topics, and will be providing additional information, resources and commentary. We really hope that as many people and as many different viewpoints … Continue reading Feedback on Immigration and the Black Community
Save the Date! Oct. 26 Set for Symposium at UCLA
The symposium is set for Friday, October 26, 2007, at the UCLA Faculty Center and will be called 'Economic Opportunity in California: The Labor and Employment Impact of Prop. 209' and will examine and discuss the 10-year impact of Proposition 209 on public employment, contracting and the public sphere. To receive updates on this symposium, … Continue reading Save the Date! Oct. 26 Set for Symposium at UCLA
7-year-old Gives to EJS
One of our attendees at the July 24 luncheon learned from her mother about the work of EJS and on her own decided to donate a dollar and change to us. She is our youngest donor to date!
Thank you for your support of our 2007 luncheon!
We'd like to thank the attendees, sponsors and luncheon co-chairs for supporting our 2nd Annual Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellowship Luncheon yesterday. We'd especially like to thank Morrison & Foerster LLP for their sponsorship and Dr. Shakti Butler for her incredible presentation on unconscious racial bias. Visit this page for a link to photos … Continue reading Thank you for your support of our 2007 luncheon!
Civil Rights Project at UCLA Releases Key Report on Affirmative Action in Higher Education
UCLA's Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles, one of the nation's leading research centers on issues of civil rights and racial inequality, on July 23 released a key report examining critical developments in affirmative action in higher education since the Supreme Court's landmark 2003 Grutter v. Bollinger decision, which upheld affirmative action policies. The report, "Charting … Continue reading Civil Rights Project at UCLA Releases Key Report on Affirmative Action in Higher Education
DiversityInc.com: Why Whites Don’t Understand the ‘Struggle’
An interesting article on diversityinc.com by Luke Visconti about why white people may not understand the ongoing struggles of Blacks. My favorite pull-outs from the piece: In my observation from personal experience, almost 100 percent of white people have almost no concept of the "struggle" that African Americans face today. They may think they do, … Continue reading DiversityInc.com: Why Whites Don’t Understand the ‘Struggle’
DiversityInc.com: Why Whites Don’t Understand the ‘Struggle’
An interesting article on diversityinc.com by Luke Visconti about why white people may not understand the ongoing struggles of Blacks. My favorite pull-outs from the piece: In my observation from personal experience, almost 100 percent of white people have almost no concept of the "struggle" that African Americans face today. They may think they do, … Continue reading DiversityInc.com: Why Whites Don’t Understand the ‘Struggle’
Intent Doctrine: Its Relationship to Seattle and Louisville School Cases and the Need to Preserve Brown’s Legacy
UPDATE JUNE 28: The Supreme Court today handed down its decision on the Seattle and Louisville schools cases. Read our statement here. This term, the Supreme Court faces a question that it set itself on a collision course with three decades ago.[1] The Court will decide whether school districts in Seattle and Louisville can consider … Continue reading Intent Doctrine: Its Relationship to Seattle and Louisville School Cases and the Need to Preserve Brown’s Legacy