affirmative action
The reverse discrimination farce
October 12, 2012History repeats itself: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. So it goes for the Supreme Court case on affirmative action and campus diversity, Fisher v. University of Texas.
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Thousands end 2012 Selma to Montgomery march
March 11, 2012Thousands re-tracing the steps of those who made the historic 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. ended their five-day journey by converging this weekend on the Alabama state capital here.
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Obama administration reverses Bush policy on affirmative action
December 5, 2011Affirmative action has received an important boost from the Obama administration.
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“Small government” ideas promote big business practices
August 29, 2011In April 2010, RNC Chairman Michael Steele told a group of 200 students at DePaul University that African-Americans "don't have a reason" to vote for Republican candidates.
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High Court favors Chicago Black firefighters in discrimination suit
May 26, 2010The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of 6,000 Black applicants for firefighting jobs here, adding they could proceed with a lawsuit that accuses the city of using a racially discriminatory hiring exams.
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