May 2009

Ricci v. Sotomayor

May 5, 2009

***Scroll down for update*** The American Prospect‘s Adam Serwer thinks the Ricci v. DeStefano case is all about white men complaining that they “can’t get a break.” Apparently, studying for and passing a test for a promotion in one’s career and having the results thrown out because too many people in your racial group also [...]

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Black-Only Beauty Pageants in 2009

May 4, 2009

Legal segregation in America ended almost two generations ago. Black Americans have access to good schools and well-paying jobs. The so-called American Dream is within their grasp, if they dare seize it, as many have. Racial barriers have been removed, and opportunities abound. While people tend to self-segregate on a social level, we are living [...]

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Ending Racial Discrimination By Ending Racial Discrimination

May 1, 2009

Whoever thought that 40-some years after the civil rights movement, whites would be suing the government for racial discrimination? Ricci v. DeStefano, the New Haven firefighters case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, is the latest in a line of so-called reverse discrimination cases. Although mainstream media use the term “reverse discrimination,” racial discrimination is [...]

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