Affirmative action is one tool to provide individuals with access to equal opportunities and to remedy the present day and historic effects of discrimination. Anti-affirmative action ballot initiatives were approved by voters in California (Proposition 209 in 1996), Washington State (Initiative 200 in 1998), and Michigan (Proposal 2 in 2006), and have significantly set backContinue reading "Save Equal Opportunity! Take Action Now!"
Eva Paterson at UNITY Journalists of Color: Panel on Unconscious Bias and Media Coverage
EJS President Eva Paterson joins a distinguished panel of speakers on a panel during the UNITY '08 Convention, the nation's largest gathering of journalists of color, taking place July 23-27 in Chicago. Nearly 10,000 journalists and media executives will meet to discuss timely issues affecting journalism and the media industry. Uncovering Unconscious Bias to ImproveContinue reading "Eva Paterson at UNITY Journalists of Color: Panel on Unconscious Bias and Media Coverage"
Enter the Civil Rights 2.0 Video Contest
What are you and your generation doing for civil rights? The National Campaign To Restore Civil Rights wants to hear from people ages 16 to 25. To enter our video contest, upload a video up to 2-minutes in length, tag it civilrights2.0, and register at http://www.rollbackcampaign.org/video-contest.