Hispanics and racial identity The Seattle Times by Jerry Large A reader called the other day to complain about a phrase I’d used. I had written about census statistics for […]
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Author: A.D. Powell
Color-Blind Progress
WSJ Review & Outlook Color-Blind Progress December 13, 2004; Page A16 You wouldn’t know it from reading the papers. But the U.S. Office of Civil Rights scored an important victory […]
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School defends slavery booklet
School defends slavery booklet Critic says text is ‘window dressing’ By T. KEUNG HUI, Staff Writer Students at one of the area’s largest Christian schools are reading a controversial booklet […]
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What’s in a Racial Identity? American Latinos All Over the Map, Study Finds
What’s in a Racial Identity? American Latinos All Over the Map, Study Finds Identification as white varies by region, and is reflected in education, earning and voting. The Los Angeles […]
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Mfume Out, But NAACP’s Troubles Remain
Mfume Out, But NAACP’s Troubles Remain By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet Posted on December 2, 2004, Printed on December 2, 2004 NAACP President Kweisi Mfume said all the right things […]
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The Greatest Fear
JAY BOOKMAN, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Greatest fear isn’t terrorists, it’s change Published on: 11/15/04 Democrats and Republicans don’t agree about a lot, but they do agree that fear played a major […]
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Cosby, engage blacks to marry
Cosby, engage blacks to marry Published on: 11/12/04 Bill Cosby has his own values crusade going, and its catching on in much of black America. When Cosby endorses academic achievement, […]
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University of Georgia counts “race” again
UGA: Let race count Diversity would be one factor in admissions policy By KELLY SIMMONS The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 12/01/04 The University of Georgia could return to using race […]
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Have We Overcome?
Have We Overcome? Commentary, November 2004 By Abigail Thernstrom & Stephan Thernstrom Is America still “segregated”? In our deeply divided national conversation on race, the question endures, and it was […]
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Racial-ban critics courting women
Racial-ban critics courting women Proposal leaders seek to put issue on ballot in ’06 Published November 29, 2004 by Chris Andrews Lansing State Journal As foes of racial preferences collect […]
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