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American Civil Rights Institute
Founder and president of the American Civil Rights Institute; former Regent of the University of California and major supporter of , California's anti-affirmative action law
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Ward Connerly
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FROM Ward Connerly
Which Way, L.A.?
The Local Impact of Today’s Supreme Court Decision on School Integration Some legal observers are confused by today’s affirmative action decision by the US Supreme Court . Four justices said that it's essential for schools to consider race as they try to maintain diversity among their students. Four of those in the majority said schools must be completely color-blind. But the fifth— Anthony Kennedy —seemed to be saying that in some cases, it’s ok to use race.
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Racial Balance in Public Schools Thirty-nine years after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King , America is still arguing about how to achieve racial equality. In the 1950's, US Supreme Court decisions provided a legal rationale for the civil rights movement and Dr. King. Key among those was Brown versus the Board of Education , which outlawed school segregation on the grounds that separate schools were inherently unequal. Forced busing is a thing of the past, but racial preferences are still used in many places to accomplish ethnic diversity. The current US Supreme Court has been asked to outlaw voluntary affirmative-action plans in Seattle, Washington and Louisville, Kentucky . Does the Constitution require that government be "color blind" or does "equal opportunity" mandate that race be a factor in school admissions? We speak with journalists, educators, public policy experts, civil rights activists and others.
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