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NAACP Gears Up for Michigan Affirmative Action Fight

A major NAACP fund-raiser provided a platform Sunday for critics of a ballot initiative that, if passed, would restrict affirmative action programs in Michigan…

May 1, 2006

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Professor: Use Social Unrest to Change Admissions Policies

In 1960, the “big three” universities —Princeton, Harvard and Yale — admitted only a handful of Black students each year…

April 24, 2006

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University of Missouri School of Law Honors First Black Applicant

If Lloyd Gaines is alive, his law degree is waiting for him. The University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law has decided to award an honorary degree to Gaines 70 years after the university denied him admission because of his race…

April 23, 2006

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Michigan Supreme Court Won’t Hear

This November, Michigan voters will consider a proposal to ban some affirmative action programs after the state Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal that sought to keep this issue off of the ballot…

April 19, 2006

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Survey: Michigan Public Evenly Divided

Support has eroded for a proposal to ban affirmative action in government hiring and university admissions in Michigan, according to the results of a recent statewide poll…

April 5, 2006

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Walter Payton Recreation and Wellness Center

Walter Payton’s mother nearly cried when she first entered the new recreation center bearing her late son’s name…

April 5, 2006

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Public Divided Over In-state Tuition For Illegal Immigrants

A new survey by the Pew Hispanic Center showed that a slight majority of Chicago residents favored affording illegal immigrants who graduate from high school in Illinois…

April 3, 2006

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Michigan Supreme Court Won’t Hear Affirmative Action Ballot Case

A last-ditch effort to prevent voters from considering a proposal that would ban some affirmative action programs in Michigan has failed…

April 2, 2006

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Supreme Court Upholds College Military Recruiting Law

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that colleges that accept federal money must allow military recruiters on campus…

March 22, 2006

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Hispanic Bar Association Calls for Better Law School Recruiting

Nelson Castillo was an unlikely candidate for law school: The son of a Salvadoran housekeeper who immigrated illegally, he was a two-time high school dropout, a gas station attendant whose…

March 15, 2006

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Survey: Michigan Public Evenly Divided on Affirmative Action Proposal

Support has eroded for a proposal to ban affirmative action in government hiring and university admissions in Michigan, according to results of a statewide poll released last week…

March 13, 2006

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Indian Court Recognizes Descendants of Black Freedmen

The descendants of freed slaves who joined the Cherokee Indian tribe in the 1800s must be recognized as citizens of the tribe, the Cherokee Nation’s highest court has ruled…

March 12, 2006