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Affirmative Action
 Why do we need affirmative action? Read this timely and provocative affirmative-action roundtable in the April 2007 issue of DiversityInc magazine, featuring participants in both camps, including affirmative-action foe Ward Connerly, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman, DiversityInc Partner and Cofounder Luke Visconti, former NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Director Counsel Ted Shaw and others.
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Connerly Denied in Oklahoma; More States to Follow?
by Eric Hinton
Score one for affirmative action. Amid charges of deception and signature irregularities, Ward Connerly is pulling the plug on his anti-affirmative-action ballot measure in Oklahoma. Can other states hold him off as well? . . . ...more
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Affirmative-Action News: Ward Connerly's Tactics Sparking Protests
by Jennifer Millman
Affirmative-action foe Ward Connerly made his first visit to Michigan since his anti-affirmative-action proposal passed in the state last November. He got a less-than-warm reception. What's the latest news in the five states where he's waging anti-affirmative-action campaigns in 2008? Here's your weekly update. . . . ...more
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Was There Ever a 'Prince Among Slaves'?
By Yoji Cole
The story of Abdul-Rahman, the "prince among slaves," is history that reveals the fortitude of the human spirit from which Black America pulled to realize freedom. . . . ...more
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National Commentator's View: The Truth About Clarence Thomas
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Why do so many blacks view Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as a traitor to his race for his conservative views? Is Thomas punishing the civil-rights groups that opposed him during the Anita Hill case, or are these groups being unfair? National political commentator Earl Ofari Hutchinson has the answers.
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Bush's Commission on Civil Rights Condemns Law-School Affirmative Action
By Jennifer Millman
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights recently released a report condemning affirmative action in law schools. Despite testimony from many scholars, the commission relied almost entirely on the research of one renowned affirmative-action critic. Their findings provide yet another impetus for Ward Connerly's crusade. . . . ...more
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Confronting a New Era of Diversity
By Mark A. Emmert
Affirmative-action laws have been limited or eliminated in some states. Now colleges need to find new ways of ensuring diversity. Here, University of Washington President Mark Emmert tells you how to do it right. . . . ...more
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After Affirmative Action: Texas Votes to Keep 10 Percent Plan
By Jennifer Millman
Texas legislators voted Sunday to retain a decade-old plan to promote diversity in the state's top-tier public colleges and universities without using affirmative action, which a 1996 court decision outlawed in admissions. Why does this decision come as such a big surprise? . . . ...more
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Affirmative-Action Icon Ted Shaw Stepping Down
By Jennifer Millman
Longtime civil-rights lawyer and affirmative-action icon Theodore (Ted) M. Shaw will step down from his post as director-counsel and president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) Feb. 1, 2008, after nearly four years in the top spot and two decades with the organization. . . . ...more
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The Business Case for Affirmative Action
By Jennifer Millman
Thirteen of the nation's foremost authorities on both sides of the issue give you the definitive arguments for- and against- affirmative action. In their own words, hear from Jonathan Alger, Roger Clegg, Ward Connerly, Gilbert F. Casellas, Mary Sue Coleman, Linda Forte, Weldon H. Latham, E. Christopher Johnson, Bernard J. Milano, Karen K. Narasaki, Abigal Thernstrom, Theodore M. Shaw and Luke Visconti. . . . ...more
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Is Ward Connerly 'Selling Out in the Name of Love?'
By Jennifer Millman
Is affirmative-action foe Ward Connerly "selling out?" Are racist Christmas carols funny? Will the Supreme Court really overturn Brown vs. Board of Education? Does UM have the right to sue? What are bloggers saying about this week's top affirmative-action news? Like most things, it depends on whom you ask. . . . ...more
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