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 photosContinue 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, "ChartingContinue 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’"