Monthly Archive: December 2003
Affirmative Action Battle Moves to Lansing
Published December 3, 2003 Affirmative action battle moves to Lansing BY DAWSON BELL FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER LANSING — The fractious debate over affirmative action in Michigan is to resume Thursday when a state...
Initial Mich. response supports end to race, gender preferences
Initial Mich. response supports end to race, gender preferences Published December 4, 2003 BY RUBY BAILEY FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF Two-thirds of Michigan residents favor a constitutional amendment banning discrimination or preferential treatment for...
Neither party wants vote on preferences
Neither party wants vote on preferences Published December 5, 2003 BY BRIAN DICKERSON FREE PRESS COLUMNIST In this season of partisan discord, there’s at least one thing the leaders of Michigan’s Democratic and Republican...
In Black-Hispanic Debate, West Indians Side With Hispanics
In Black-Hispanic Debate, West Indians Side With Hispanics News Feature, Louis E.V. Nevaer, Pacific News Service, Dec 04, 2003 Blacks with roots in the West Indies are pulling away from an “African American” identity....
Closing The Race Gap
Closing The Race Gap Problem: Teens Shun Academic Achievement Wisconsin State Journal :: FORUM :: B1 Sunday, December 7, 2003 By Russell King “Dad, if I show them how smart I am, they say...
Census Bureau Takes First Look at Arabs in U.S.
Census Bureau Takes First Look at Arabs in U.S. DiversityInc The Census Bureau released its first detailed report of the Arab population in the United States based on the 2000 census. The number of...