The Sacramento Bee on Prop. 54 funding is questioned: With the election fast approaching, California voters trying to “follow the money” in Ward Connerly’s campaign to restrict race-based data quickly […]
Read moreTag: Abolition of Racial Classifications
While people certainly have and should enjoy the right to call themselves what they want, no agency at any level of government should be in the business of imposing a “racial” or “ethnic” identity upon anyone. – Charles Michael Byrd
Educators confused over Prop. 54
Emily Berg of the Victorville Daily Press on Educators confused over Prop. 54: Checking race and ethnic background boxes on government forms could come to an end in California. On […]
Read moreProp 54 would hide inequities in education
Prop 54 would hide inequities in education: Would bar the state from gathering information on race By JENNIFER COLEMAN, The Associated Press For more of this story, click on or […]
Read moreBreaking The Chains
I have an op-ed appearing in ChronWatch today. Read it here.
Read moreBlack leaders protest racial privacy initiative
Black leaders protest racial privacy initiative August 14, 2003 The San Francisco Examiner by Ethan Fletcher Julian Bond, national chairman of the NAACP, joined other African-American leaders Wednesday in San […]
Read moreIs Colorblind Initiative Naive?
Is Colorblind Initiative Naive? August 13, 2003 KRON-TV The fight over race has always been a heated topic across the world and now it will be fought here in California. […]
Read moreL.A. mayor joins NAACP in opposing Prop. 54
L.A. mayor joins NAACP in opposing Prop. 54 August 13, 2003 Contra Costa Times by Sandra Marquez The head of the NAACP and Mayor James Hahn joined activists Tuesday in […]
Read moreJesse Jackson to oppose Davis recall, Prop. 54
Jesse Jackson to oppose Davis recall, Prop. 54 August 11, 2003 The Mercury News by Katherine Corcoran Joining the legions of national figures weighing in on California's wild gubernatorial recall, […]
Read moreJackson leads fight on Prop. 54
Jackson leads fight on Prop. 54 August 11, 2003 The Tri-Valley Herald by Chauncey Bailey Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson urged voters Sunday to reject a measure that would prevent […]
Read moreRacial initiative ignites medical worries
This needs an answer. Perhaps Stuart Hurlbert is best suited to answer this piece from his perspective in the biological sciences. Monday, August 11, 2003 (SF Chronicle) Racial initiative ignites […]
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