Magnet schools in Los Angeles won a significant court victory Friday when a state appellate panel rejected a lawsuit charging that they violated California's Proposition 209, which outlawed affirmative action in the state, reported the Los Angeles Times in an article on Friday. In strong, clear language, the three-judge panel said an organization affiliated withContinue reading "Connerly Loses Another 209 Battle; This Time In LA Schools"
Day Without A Gay: Protesting Prop. 8 by Donating to Causes
On December 10, International Human Rights Day, the gay community and its allies will take a historic stance against hatred by donating love to a variety of different causes in Day Without A Gay, a nationwide strike through an economic boycott and doing volunteer work, rather than civil disobedience or other tactics. Conceived by SeanContinue reading "Day Without A Gay: Protesting Prop. 8 by Donating to Causes"
Survey on Media Coverage of Race Issues in the Presidential Election
Onica N. Makwakwa of UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. (unityjournalists.org) and Darrell L. Williams of The Loop (theloop21.com) today announced that their organizations are partnering on a survey of how media covered racial issues in the presidential election, biling it as a "unique opportunity for journalists of color to show how diversity in the newsroomContinue reading "Survey on Media Coverage of Race Issues in the Presidential Election"