Obama to nominate Scalia successor ‘in due time’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Saturday night he would seek to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant…
02.14.16
E NOTES, The Mis-Education of the Negro 2015 Part IV

The Mis-Education of the Negro 2015 Part IV: Last week’s victories for President Barack Obama go to the heart of his presidency…
07.02.15
Mindy Kaling’s Brother Claims He Got Accepted To Med School By Posing As Black Man

We may be praising Indian-American actress Mindy Kaling for breaking barriers as a woman of color in Hollywood, but it’s…
04.06.15
Casting Director Calls ‘Ethnic Casting’ A New Form Of Affirmative Action & She’s All For It

Casting directors think they know why the focus of fostering diversity is bothering certain people, but they still believe it’s…
03.27.15
Scholar says race-neutral approach needed for affirmative action

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In the wake of unrelenting law suits seeking to abolish affirmative action coupled with nearly half of…
01.19.15
Harvard And UNC Sued Over Affirmative Action Policies

BOSTON (AP) — Lawsuits filed Monday against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill argue that…
11.18.14
University Of Texas Affirmative Action Plan Upheld By Appeals Court [VIDEO]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court panel ruled Tuesday that the University of Texas can continue using race…
04.11.18
Does Race-Based Affirmative Action Work?

Tuesday on “NewsOne Now,” guest host TJ Holmes addressed a recent ruling on affirmative action and panelists debated whether or…
05.09.14
Black People Report To A Donald Sterling Every Day, So It’s Nothing New For Us

Some people would call it bitterly ironic that the Supreme Court decided to uphold the state of Michigan’s ban on…
04.30.14
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: How to Be Your Own Hero and Other Actions You Can Take This Week [The Lookout]

  1. Detroit Teen Takes Affirmative Action Talk about not taking no for an answer! High school senior Brooke Kimbrough…
05.03.14
NewsOne Minute: First Latina Justice’s Powerful Words On Affirmative Action

Sonia Sotomayor Delivers Blistering Dissent Against Affirmative Action Ban The Supreme Court upheld Michigan’s ban on affirmative action Tuesday, but…
04.25.14
Michigan Affirmative Ban Is OK, Supreme Court Says

WASHINGTON (AP) — A state’s voters are free to outlaw the use of race as a factor in college admissions,…
04.29.14
Backers, opponents of Michigan affirmative action ban react to ruling

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court decision Tuesday upholding the state’s ban on racial preference in college admissions comes…
04.24.14
High Court Upholds Mich Affirmative Action Ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Michigan’s ban on using race as a factor in college admissions…
04.23.14
The Fight Over Affirmative Action Continues

The John Roberts’ (pictured) court did not completely pull out the rug from under affirmative action. Yet one could argue…
04.30.14
An Increase Of Racist Campus Episodes Nationwide Sparks Black Student Activism

Young adults are often told that their college years will be the best years of their lives. An in-depth report…
03.27.14