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U.S. Reports to U.N. on Ending Racial Bias, With No Plan of Its Own

by Brentin Mock on June 14 2013, 3:02PM

U.S. says it can do more to address racial injustice. Civil rights group agree.

Poll: People Have Never Liked Affirmative Action Less Than They Do Now

by Julianne Hing on June 11 2013, 3:43PM

At one time, a majority of people in the U.S.—a full 61 percent—supported affirmative action. That day is long gone. Today, support for affirmative action is at record lows, with just 45 percent of people in the U.S. saying that…

Topics: Affirmative Action, /NOW

The Familiar and False Argument That Gay Rights ‘Shut Out’ Other Civil Rights

by Brentin Mock on March 28 2013, 3:46PM

Once again, with gay rights in the news, a black commentator tries to talk a fake debate into existence.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Media, /NOW

Sotomayor and Thomas Benefited from Affirmative Action, But Split Starkly on Issue

by Jorge Rivas on January 16 2013, 4:37PM

He resents affirmative action. She embraces affirmative action.

Topics: /NOW, Politics

Affirmative Action’s Fate May Turn on Defining ‘Critical Mass’ of Diversity

by Victor Goode on October 11 2012, 10:37AM

With the policy narrowed to one promoting diversity rather than fostering equity, the Court now wants to know how its success can possibly be measured.

Topics: Affirmative Action, Schools & Youth

Reports from Supreme Court: Justices Skeptical About UT Austin’s Program

by Julianne Hing on October 10 2012, 3:46PM

Stay with Colorlines.com for more analysis in the coming days.

Topics: Affirmative Action, /NOW, Schools & Youth

Affirmative Action Is Just One Part of the Educational Equity Fight

by Julianne Hing on October 10 2012, 11:30AM

The fight for educational equity, especially when it comes to students of color, is stuck at a far more basic level.

Topics: /NOW, Schools & Youth

How Diversity Trumped Equity—and May Kill Affirmative Action

by Julianne Hing on October 10 2012, 10:04AM

The core rationale for affirmative action has been lost in decades of legal wrangling over the policy.

Topics: Affirmative Action, Schools & Youth

The Rhetorical (De)evolution of Affirmative Action [INFOGRAPHIC]

by Hatty Lee on October 10 2012, 9:58AM

The case for affirmative action, from President Lyndon Johnson’s soaring 1965 speech to today’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court.

Topics: Affirmative Action, Schools & Youth

Roberts Court May Have Last Word in Long Debate Over Affirmative Action

by Victor Goode on October 9 2012, 9:21AM

The Supreme Court has been closing the door on affirmative action since 1978. This week, justices hear the case that many believe will finally slam it shut.

Topics: Affirmative Action, Schools & Youth

Basketball Coaches and Starbucks Push For Affirmative Action

by Julianne Hing on August 22 2012, 11:00AM

Without affirmative action the only black and Latino faces on college campuses could be those of student athletes, and that’s unacceptable, college basketball coaches warn.

Topics: Schools & Youth

The Dark Cloud the Supreme Court Just Cast Over Affirmative Action

by Victor Goode on February 22 2012, 10:40AM

The Roberts court is uniquely hostile to affirmative action. And now that it has agreed to review a challenge to the University of Texas’s admissions program, all bets may be off for affirmative action in higher education.

Topics: Schools & Youth

Ward Connerly Joins UC Berkeley’s Republican ‘Diversity Bake Sale’

by Jorge Rivas on September 27 2011, 4:16PM

Ward Connerly, a former UC Regent and a national driving force of ending affirmative action, joins UC Berkeley’s College Republicans’ ‘Diversity Bakesale.’

Topics: Schools & Youth

UC Berkeley College Republicans Hold ‘Diversity Bake Sale’, Mock Race

by Jorge Rivas on September 26 2011, 11:07AM

The sale is set to include baked goods that are priced according to the buyer’s race. White men pay more, Native Americans pay the least.

Topics: Schools & Youth

Mike Tomlin’s Super Bowl Return Is Proof Affirmative Action Works

by Dexter Rogers on February 3 2011, 10:00AM

Critics want the NFL to end its effort to hire more coaches of color, just as it’s starting to work.

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Prop 107: The Latest Chapter in Arizona’s Right Wing Takeover

by Julianne Hing on November 10 2010, 5:07PM

Thought SB 1070 was bad? Check out the state’s new affirmative action ban. And there’s more to come.

Topics: 2010 Elections, Politics

Jim Webb’s Anti-Immigrant Rant

by Jamilah King on July 26 2010, 6:50PM

More dumb talk about race. What a month we’re having!

Topics: Politics

Supreme Court Keeps Firefighters’ Civil Rights Claim Alive

by Michelle Chen on May 25 2010, 10:02AM

Once again, a city fire department is in the hot seat for employment discrimination and prompting the Supreme Court to set crucial precedents for civil rights law. This time, thousands of Black firefighters in Chicago got the green light…

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Looking Beyond the Supreme Court on Voting Rights

by Dom Apollon on April 29 2009, 10:56AM

As you may have heard, lawyers on opposing sides of a slew of critical civil rights cases have been arguing before the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court lately. Last week our nation’s closely-split high court heard what they call…

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Refocusing the lens on AAPI communities

by Michelle Chen on March 10 2009, 3:30PM

Waves of job cuts and foreclosures make it clear that not all boats rise or sink together, even when weathering the same storm. The Economic Policy Institute has analyzed the ups and downs of one group famous for striving toward…

Topics: Economy, Immigration

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