By Brian Knudsen (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) April-June 2017 Issue of Poverty & Race When Frank Stevenson came to work in Richmond, California during World War II, he found that little appetite existed for residential racial integration. The white residents of rural Milpitas, California got wind in 1953 that the Ford Motor Company plant employing … [Read more...] about “Book Review- The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, by Richard Rothstein” by Brian Knudsen (April-June 2017 P&R Issue)
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“Affirmative Action, by Another Name” by Steven A. Holmes (May-June 1995 P&R Issue)
By Steven A. Holmes (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) "Simply telling a defendant to go forth and sin no more does little or nothing to address the unfair advantage it has already gained," Judge Sporkin said recently, in declaring that the settlement did little to help Microsoft's competitors catch up. They had been the victims of what the Justice Department said … [Read more...] about “Affirmative Action, by Another Name” by Steven A. Holmes (May-June 1995 P&R Issue)
“The Limitations of Directive 15” by Juanita Tamayo Lott (January-February 1995 P&R Issue)
By Juanita Tamayo Lott (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The development ofOM B Statistical Policy Directive 15, "Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Agencies and Administrative Reporting," is grounded in the United States' historical and continuing differential treatment of selected populations. The directive represents the most current attempt to better … [Read more...] about “The Limitations of Directive 15” by Juanita Tamayo Lott (January-February 1995 P&R Issue)
