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Government officials and activists discussed the scope of federal protection against workplace discrimination for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans. Officials talked a…

Sheryll Cashin talked about her book, Place, Not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America, in which she argues that affirmative action policies in education do little to help the disadva…

Law professor Richard Sander and former New York Times correspondent Stuart Taylor talked about their book, Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts the Students It’s Intended to Help, and Why…

Witnesses testified on racial profiling and state immigration laws in Alabama and Arizona, relations between law enforcement and African-Americans, as well as anti-terrorism efforts that tar…

Advocates, psychologists and lawyers discussed bullying due to sexual orientation and gender. Among the topics they addressed were incidents of bullying in schools, school programs to reduce…

Scholars discussed how racial discrimination in the U.S. has changed over the years. They talked about a number of topics including gains made by African-Americans in education, civic partic…

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights reviewed the Department of Justice’s plans to monitor voting rights enforcement for the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Topics included voting registrati…

Witnesses testified about operations of the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. Among the issues addressed were hiring and firing practices by the division, charges of partisan …

Witnesses testified on the work of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. Topics included electoral redistricting in Texas and its effect on representation of minorities, re…

Panelists talked about the U.S. Supreme Court’s December 4, 2006 hearing on the constitutionality of racial school integration plans in Louisville, Kentucky, and Seattle, Washington. They al…

Professor Bean talked about his book, Big Government and Affirmative Action: The Scandalous History of the Small Business Administration, published by University of Kentucky Press. The book …

Mr. Clegg spoke about Voting Rights Act (VRA) and the reauthorization of the act in Congress. He discussed activity regarding the VRA on the Hill as well as his opposition to Sections 5 and …

The participants debated the constitutionality of the affirmative action programs at University of Michigan. Two lawsuits challenging the use of affirmative action as criteria for admission …

In a formal debate on the role of fffirmative action programs in college admissions, participants discussed the value of providing some degree of preference in admitting racial minorities. A…

The panelists discussed media coverage of race issues and racial politics, particularly affirmative action. They talked about California’s Proposition 200 that would have banned preferences …

The Institute for Justice held a news conference where speakers gave their report on Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Bill Land Lee’s work. Clint Bolick said that Mr. Lee n…

Subcommittee members heard testimony from Acting Assistant Attorney General Lee and legal experts regarding the civil rights division of the Justice Department. They talked about civil right…

Senator Mitch McConnell and others criticized the federal government’s practice of awarding federal highway contracts based on racial criteria. He stressed that he would ensure a vote on the…

Roger Clegg from the Center for Equal Opportunity and Itabari Njeri, the author of The Last Plantation, talked about the current state of race relations in the U.S.

David Broder of the Washington Post moderated this panel on the declining importance of class in the U.S. The panelists examined how much class origins determines a citizen’s chances to succ…