(Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The focus of this May/June issue of P&R is affirmative action. The news is far from good, as we all know. Rather than our usual practice of commissioning commentaries, we opted for excerpting already published pieces, since so much good writing has recently appeared on our side of the issue. May/June 1995 issue of Poverty … [Read more...] about Symposium: Affirmative Action Roundtable (May-June 1995 P&R Issue)
Symposium
Symposium: Racial/Ethnic Categories
A discussion surrounding whether Racial/Ethnic categories matter in the United States, in many different arenas.November/December 1994 issue of Poverty & Race Part One The July 25, 1994 New Yorker carried a very important article, by staff writer Lawrence Wright, titled "One Drop of Blood," discussing the meaning and utility of racial and ethnic categories, particularly … [Read more...] about Symposium: Racial/Ethnic Categories
Symposium: The Reparations Question (July-August 1994 P&R Issue)
A discussion of proposals for reparations to the black community for the injustices of slavery, and an alternative proposal. Part One: How to make white America comprehend and come to grips with the legacy of slavery? Is this a necessary precondition to dealing with, and perhaps ending, current institutionalized racism, segregated housing, school and employment patterns, and … [Read more...] about Symposium: The Reparations Question (July-August 1994 P&R Issue)
Symposium: Is Racism Permanent? (November-December 1993 P&R Issue)
A discussion of whether racism is permanent and how those involved in anti-racism work continue despite the depressing state of race relations in the United States. November/December 1993 issue of Poverty & Race We asked a sample of PRRAC Board members, Social Science Advisory Board members and grantees to submit short essays, to respond to the position -- put forth … [Read more...] about Symposium: Is Racism Permanent? (November-December 1993 P&R Issue)
