Affirmative action, as we have known it, is probably dead. Good riddance. For the past quarter of a century, many blacks have looked to affirmative action, despite its shortcomings, as a symbol of America's longdenied promise of racial equality. But its original purpose, as a means to help compensate African-Americans for slavery and its racist legacy, has long since been … [Read more...] about Affirmative Action, R.I.P.
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“H.R. 40 Misses the Point” by Sharon Parker (November-December 1994 P&R Issue)
By Sharon Parker (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Racism is embedded in the dominant American culture so deeply, we (some of us) fail to see it. Most important, we fail to see that it continues to affect all of us: every person, male or female; every immigrant, every refugee; every race, every age group; and every religious, social, legal, artistic, business, … [Read more...] about “H.R. 40 Misses the Point” by Sharon Parker (November-December 1994 P&R Issue)
