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Questions for My Fellow Arizonians (and Ward Connerly)

06-Dec-07

I just read “Some Arizona University Programs Threatened by Proposed Ban on Affirmative Action” by Peter Schmidt (author of Color and Money), and it reminded me of a few questions I asked of a few Black and Hispanic lawyers during a recent meeting. Here are paraphrased versions of the questions I asked.
1) Why would a [...]

Introducing Peniel E. Joseph

06-Nov-07

A few weeks ago, a friend informed me that historian, scholarly author, activist, and Brandeis University African American Studies Professor, Peniel E. Joseph would be discussing a book he published, last year in hardcover and this year in paperback, on C-SPAN 2’s Book TV. Respecting this friend’s recommendations highly, I tuned in. After I had [...]

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