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American Islamophobia

Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear

par Khaled A. Beydoun ...

Lu par Neil Shah ...

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7 heure 1 min

“I remember the four words that repeatedly scrolled across my mind after the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. ‘Please don’t be Muslims, please don’t be Muslims.’ The four words I whispered to myself on 9/11 reverberated through the mind of every Muslim American that day and every day after . . . . Our fear, and the collective breath or brace for the hateful ... En savoir plus

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“I remember the four words that repeatedly scrolled across my mind after the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. ‘Please don’t be Muslims, please don’t be Muslims.’ The four words I whispered to myself on 9/11 reverberated through the mind of every Muslim American that day and every day after . . . . Our fear, and the collective breath or brace for the hateful
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The Diversity Principle

The Story of a Transformative Idea

par David B. Oppenheimer ...

Lu par David B. Oppenheimer, Adenrele Ojo ...

Collections series Yale Law Library Series in Legal History and Reference
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13 heure 37 min

As government offices, corporations, and campuses dismantle Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs amid intensifying political backlash, a new book from Yale University Press argues that public debate has lost sight of DEI’s origins.In The Diversity Principle: The Story of a Transformative Idea, Berkeley Law Professor David B. Oppenheimer reconstructs the two-century history of diversity ... En savoir plus

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As government offices, corporations, and campuses dismantle Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs amid intensifying political backlash, a new book from Yale University Press argues that public debate has lost sight of DEI’s origins.In The Diversity Principle: The Story of a Transformative Idea, Berkeley Law Professor David B. Oppenheimer reconstructs the two-century history of diversity
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Calculating Race

Racial Discrimination in Risk Assessment

par Benjamin Wiggins ...

Lu par Eric Jason Martin ...

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4 heure 12 min

In Calculating Race, Benjamin Wiggins analyzes the historical relationship between statistical risk assessment and race in the United States. He illustrates how actuarial science transformed the nature of racism and helped usher racial disparities in wealth, incarceration, and housing from the nineteenth century into the twentieth.Wiggins begins by tracing how the life insurance industry utilized ... En savoir plus

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In Calculating Race, Benjamin Wiggins analyzes the historical relationship between statistical risk assessment and race in the United States. He illustrates how actuarial science transformed the nature of racism and helped usher racial disparities in wealth, incarceration, and housing from the nineteenth century into the twentieth.Wiggins begins by tracing how the life insurance industry utilized
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Usual Cruelty

The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Justice System

par Alec Karakatsanis ...

Lu par George Newbern ...

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4 heure 26 min

Alec Karakatsanis is interested in what we choose to punish. For example, it is a crime in most of America for poor people to wager in the streets over dice; dice-wagerers can be seized, searched, have their assets forfeited, and be locked in cages. It's perfectly fine, by contrast, for people to wager over international currencies, mortgages, or the global supply of wheat.He is also troubled by ... En savoir plus

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Alec Karakatsanis is interested in what we choose to punish. For example, it is a crime in most of America for poor people to wager in the streets over dice; dice-wagerers can be seized, searched, have their assets forfeited, and be locked in cages. It's perfectly fine, by contrast, for people to wager over international currencies, mortgages, or the global supply of wheat.He is also troubled by
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Locking Up Our Own

Crime and Punishment in Black America

par James Forman, Jr. ...

Lu par Kevin R. Free ...

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8 heure 39 min

Former public defender James Forman, Jr., is a leading critic of mass incarceration and its disproportionate impact on people of color. In Locking Up Our Own, he seeks to understand the war on crime that began in the 1970s and why it was supported by many African American leaders in the nation’s urban centers.Forman shows us that the first substantial cohort of black mayors, judges, and police ... En savoir plus

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Former public defender James Forman, Jr., is a leading critic of mass incarceration and its disproportionate impact on people of color. In Locking Up Our Own, he seeks to understand the war on crime that began in the 1970s and why it was supported by many African American leaders in the nation’s urban centers.Forman shows us that the first substantial cohort of black mayors, judges, and police
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Fighting Time

par Amy Banks, Isaac Knapper ...

Lu par Beresford Bennett, Christina Moore ...

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8 heure 27 min

Unaware of the danger lurking on the periphery of the French Quarter, Drs. Ronald Banks and John Hakola made a tragic decision on the evening of April 29, 1979, to walk several blocks from the historic district to the Hyatt Regency. Inchesfrom the safety of their hotel, they were accosted by two young men—a scuffle ensued, a shot was fired, and Dr. Banks lay dead on the sidewalk. Fighting Time is ... En savoir plus

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Unaware of the danger lurking on the periphery of the French Quarter, Drs. Ronald Banks and John Hakola made a tragic decision on the evening of April 29, 1979, to walk several blocks from the historic district to the Hyatt Regency. Inchesfrom the safety of their hotel, they were accosted by two young men—a scuffle ensued, a shot was fired, and Dr. Banks lay dead on the sidewalk. Fighting Time is
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The End of Policing

par Alex S. Vitale ...

Lu par Michael Butler Murray ...

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8 heure 17 min

Recent years have seen an explosion of protest against police brutality and repression. Among activists, journalists, and politicians, the conversation about how to respond and improve policing has focused on accountability, diversity, training, and community relations. Unfortunately, these reforms will not produce results, either alone or in combination. The core of the problem must be addressed: ... En savoir plus

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Recent years have seen an explosion of protest against police brutality and repression. Among activists, journalists, and politicians, the conversation about how to respond and improve policing has focused on accountability, diversity, training, and community relations. Unfortunately, these reforms will not produce results, either alone or in combination. The core of the problem must be addressed:
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The Color of Money

Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap

par Mehrsa Baradaran ...

Lu par Lisa Reneé Pitts ...

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15 heure 10 min

When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, the black community owned less than one percent of the United States’ total wealth. More than 150 years later, that number has barely budged. The Color of Money pursues the persistence of this racial wealth gap by focusing on the generators of wealth in the black community: black banks.The catch-22 of black banking is that the very ... En savoir plus

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When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, the black community owned less than one percent of the United States’ total wealth. More than 150 years later, that number has barely budged. The Color of Money pursues the persistence of this racial wealth gap by focusing on the generators of wealth in the black community: black banks.The catch-22 of black banking is that the very
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In Their Names

The Untold Story of Victims' Rights, Mass Incarceration, and the Future of Public Safety

par Lenore Anderson ...

Lu par Misty Monroe ...

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10 heure 50 min

When twenty-six-year-old recent college graduate Aswad Thomas was days away from starting a professional basketball career in 2009, he was shot twice while buying juice at a convenience store. The trauma left him in excruciating pain, with mounting medical debt, and struggling to cope with deep anxiety and fear. That was the same year the national incarceration rate peaked. Yet, despite thousands ... En savoir plus

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When twenty-six-year-old recent college graduate Aswad Thomas was days away from starting a professional basketball career in 2009, he was shot twice while buying juice at a convenience store. The trauma left him in excruciating pain, with mounting medical debt, and struggling to cope with deep anxiety and fear. That was the same year the national incarceration rate peaked. Yet, despite thousands
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And Yet They Persisted

How American Women Won the Right to Vote

par Johanna Neuman ...

Lu par Tanya Eby ...

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10 heure 25 min

In this sweeping history, author Johanna Neuman demonstrates that American women defeated the male patriarchy only after they convinced men that it was in their interests to share political power. Reintegrating the long struggle for the women's suffrage into the metanarrative of US history, Dr. Neuman sheds new light on such questions as:● Why it took so long to achieve equal voting rights for ... En savoir plus

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In this sweeping history, author Johanna Neuman demonstrates that American women defeated the male patriarchy only after they convinced men that it was in their interests to share political power. Reintegrating the long struggle for the women's suffrage into the metanarrative of US history, Dr. Neuman sheds new light on such questions as:● Why it took so long to achieve equal voting rights for
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Blue-Coated Terror

Jim Crow New Orleans and the Roots of Modern Police Brutality

par Jeffrey S. Adler ...

Lu par Arnell Powell ...

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7 heure 42 min

A searing chronicle of how racist violence became an ingrained facet of policing in the United StatesContrary to competing popular beliefs, police violence against African Americans has neither remained unchanged since the era of slavery nor is it a recent phenomenon disconnected from the past. In Bluecoated Terror, Jeffrey S. Adler draws on rich archival accounts to show how racialized police ... En savoir plus

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A searing chronicle of how racist violence became an ingrained facet of policing in the United StatesContrary to competing popular beliefs, police violence against African Americans has neither remained unchanged since the era of slavery nor is it a recent phenomenon disconnected from the past. In Bluecoated Terror, Jeffrey S. Adler draws on rich archival accounts to show how racialized police
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Godless Citizens in a Godly Republic

Atheists in American Public Life

par R. Laurence Moore, Isaac Kramnick ...

Lu par Matthew Boston ...

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9 heure 2 min

From colonial times into the twentieth century, our laws and court cases ignored atheism, assuming that all good Americans were religious. Americans came to associate atheism with radical social philosophies that advocated violence—especially anarchism and communism. Avowed nonbelievers were derided, even the famous patriot Thomas Paine. Only in the twentieth century, with the passage of laws ... En savoir plus

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From colonial times into the twentieth century, our laws and court cases ignored atheism, assuming that all good Americans were religious. Americans came to associate atheism with radical social philosophies that advocated violence—especially anarchism and communism. Avowed nonbelievers were derided, even the famous patriot Thomas Paine. Only in the twentieth century, with the passage of laws
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The Criminal Record Complex

Risk, Race, and the Struggle for Work in America

par Melissa Burch ...

Lu par Bill Andrew Quinn ...

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7 heure 42 min

Most employers in the United States routinely conduct criminal background checks on job applicants, weeding out those with criminal convictions. In this powerful analysis, Melissa Burch sheds light on one of the most significant forces of social and economic marginalization of our time—discrimination on the basis of criminal records. Chronicling the daily interactions of hiring managers, workforce ... En savoir plus

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Most employers in the United States routinely conduct criminal background checks on job applicants, weeding out those with criminal convictions. In this powerful analysis, Melissa Burch sheds light on one of the most significant forces of social and economic marginalization of our time—discrimination on the basis of criminal records. Chronicling the daily interactions of hiring managers, workforce
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White Rage

The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

par Carol Anderson, Ph.D. ...

Lu par Veronique Olin ...

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6 heure 55 min

Bloomsbury presents White Rage by Carol Anderson, read by Veronique OlinTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the Civil War to our combustible present, White Rage reframes the continuing conversation about race in America, chronicling the history of the powerful forces opposed to black progress.Since the abolishment of slavery in 1865, every time African Americans have made advances towards full ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents White Rage by Carol Anderson, read by Veronique OlinTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the Civil War to our combustible present, White Rage reframes the continuing conversation about race in America, chronicling the history of the powerful forces opposed to black progress.Since the abolishment of slavery in 1865, every time African Americans have made advances towards full
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To hell and back - A Policewoman's story

par Carolyn Pethick ...

Lu par Molly Pethick ...

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4 heure 28 min

Carolyn Pethick joins the police academy at the age of 21, having always wanted to be a police officer her whole life. She completes her training and does well, and is then assigned to the Victoria Police Station. Here she soon finds out, as a woman, the other police officers, the men, are not eager to work with her.She is sent back and further between various departments, as the men play around ... En savoir plus

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Carolyn Pethick joins the police academy at the age of 21, having always wanted to be a police officer her whole life. She completes her training and does well, and is then assigned to the Victoria Police Station. Here she soon finds out, as a woman, the other police officers, the men, are not eager to work with her.She is sent back and further between various departments, as the men play around
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The Fall of Affirmative Action

Race, the Supreme Court, and the Future of Higher Education

par Justin Driver ...

Lu par Frits Zernike ...

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6 heure 25 min

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceFor decades, affirmative action reshaped not just American higher education but the broader society, opening doors that had been closed for centuries and transforming who entered the pathways to power. But the Supreme Court in 2023 killed affirmative action in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, a decision hailed by the right as a triumph of ... En savoir plus

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A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceFor decades, affirmative action reshaped not just American higher education but the broader society, opening doors that had been closed for centuries and transforming who entered the pathways to power. But the Supreme Court in 2023 killed affirmative action in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, a decision hailed by the right as a triumph of
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Anatomy of Injustice

A Murder Case Gone Wrong

par Raymond Bonner ...

Lu par Mark Bramhall ...

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11 heure 11 min

From Pulitzer Prize winner Raymond Bonner comes the gripping story of a grievously mishandled murder case that put a twenty-three-year-old man on death row. In January 1982, an elderly white widow was found brutally murdered in the small town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Police immediately arrested Edward Lee Elmore, a semiliterate, mentally retarded black man with no previous felony record. His ... En savoir plus

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From Pulitzer Prize winner Raymond Bonner comes the gripping story of a grievously mishandled murder case that put a twenty-three-year-old man on death row. In January 1982, an elderly white widow was found brutally murdered in the small town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Police immediately arrested Edward Lee Elmore, a semiliterate, mentally retarded black man with no previous felony record. His
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Sexism

The Persistent Struggle for Gender Equality Across the World

par Marcus Kline ...

Lu par Sarah Donovan ...

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3 heure 7 min

Sexism, a deeply entrenched social issue, has been pervasive throughout human history, shaping the experiences of individuals and communities across the globe. At its core, sexism refers to the belief that one gender is superior to another, typically manifesting in the unequal treatment and opportunities given to individuals based on their gender. While this issue affects all genders, it is most ... En savoir plus

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Sexism, a deeply entrenched social issue, has been pervasive throughout human history, shaping the experiences of individuals and communities across the globe. At its core, sexism refers to the belief that one gender is superior to another, typically manifesting in the unequal treatment and opportunities given to individuals based on their gender. While this issue affects all genders, it is most
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What if I Say the Wrong Thing?

par Verna Myers ...

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4 heure 20 min

The book is a perfect handbook for anyone who is looking to develop the habits of culturally effective people. In this handy reference, you'll find answers to questions about all types of diversity issues and tips about how to practice culturally effective habits. And with the variety of suggested follow-ups and actions contained within it, you will better know how to handle your own situations. ... En savoir plus

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The book is a perfect handbook for anyone who is looking to develop the habits of culturally effective people. In this handy reference, you'll find answers to questions about all types of diversity issues and tips about how to practice culturally effective habits. And with the variety of suggested follow-ups and actions contained within it, you will better know how to handle your own situations.
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American Nightmare

The History of Jim Crow

par Jerrold M. Packard ...

Lu par Terrence Kidd ...

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11 heure 49 min

For a hundred years after the end of the Civil War, a quarter of all Americans lived under a system of legalized segregation called Jim Crow. Together with its rigidly enforced canon of racial "etiquette," these rules governed nearly every aspect of life—and outlined draconian punishments for infractions.The purpose of Jim Crow was to keep African Americans subjugated at a level as close as ... En savoir plus

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For a hundred years after the end of the Civil War, a quarter of all Americans lived under a system of legalized segregation called Jim Crow. Together with its rigidly enforced canon of racial "etiquette," these rules governed nearly every aspect of life—and outlined draconian punishments for infractions.The purpose of Jim Crow was to keep African Americans subjugated at a level as close as
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Racial Emotion at Work

Dismantling Discrimination and Building Racial Justice in the Workplace

par Tristin K. Green ...

Lu par Linda Jones ...

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6 heure 13 min

This timely book unravels race and emotion in the workplace—exploring why racial emotion is often left out of equity conversations and why we must confront it.Racial Emotion at Work is an invitation to understand our own emotions and associated behaviors around race—and much more. With this surprising and timely book, Tristin K. Green takes us beyond diversity trainings and other individualized ... En savoir plus

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This timely book unravels race and emotion in the workplace—exploring why racial emotion is often left out of equity conversations and why we must confront it.Racial Emotion at Work is an invitation to understand our own emotions and associated behaviors around race—and much more. With this surprising and timely book, Tristin K. Green takes us beyond diversity trainings and other individualized
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How to Fight Anti-Semitism

par Bari Weiss ...

Lu par Bari Weiss ...

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5 heure 50 min

**WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD • BARI WEISS NAMED TO THE 2025 TIME100 NEXT LISTThe prescient founder of The Free Press and editor-in-chief of CBS News delivers an urgent wake-up call to all Americans exposing the alarming rise of anti-Semitism in this country—and explains what we can do to defeat it.**“A praiseworthy and concise brief against modern-day anti-Semitism.”—The New York ... En savoir plus

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**WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD • BARI WEISS NAMED TO THE 2025 TIME100 NEXT LISTThe prescient founder of The Free Press and editor-in-chief of CBS News delivers an urgent wake-up call to all Americans exposing the alarming rise of anti-Semitism in this country—and explains what we can do to defeat it.**“A praiseworthy and concise brief against modern-day anti-Semitism.”—The New York
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Policing the Second Amendment

Guns, Law Enforcement, and the Politics of Race

par Jennifer Carlson ...

Lu par Teri Schnaubelt ...

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8 heure 6 min

The United States is steeped in debates about guns. As discussions rage on, one issue has been overlooked—Americans who support gun control turn to the police as enforcers of their preferred policies, but the police themselves disproportionately support gun rights over gun control. How does this perspective shape what is considered lawful force? Who can engage in violence and who is punished for ... En savoir plus

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The United States is steeped in debates about guns. As discussions rage on, one issue has been overlooked—Americans who support gun control turn to the police as enforcers of their preferred policies, but the police themselves disproportionately support gun rights over gun control. How does this perspective shape what is considered lawful force? Who can engage in violence and who is punished for
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Affirmative Action

2003-04-01 00:00:00

par PBS NewsHour ...

Lu par PBS NewsHour ...

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11 min

The Supreme Court heard arguments today in two cases involving the University of Michigan rules using race as a factor in admissions. Ray Suarez discusses the action at the high court with Jan Crawford Greenburg, Supreme Court reporter for The Chicago Tribune. ... En savoir plus

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The Supreme Court heard arguments today in two cases involving the University of Michigan rules using race as a factor in admissions. Ray Suarez discusses the action at the high court with Jan Crawford Greenburg, Supreme Court reporter for The Chicago Tribune.
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