Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (438 U.S. 265) is a landmark decision about affirmative action decided in 1978 by the US Supreme Court. It upheld the lower court’s affirming that Allan Bakke should be admitted to UCD’s medical school and that racial quotas were unconstitutional but also upheld affirmative action, allowing race […]
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I approve of this message. [Thanks to A.H. for the meme-reminder.]
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Evergreen graduate Benjamin Boyce’s insider documentary: “The Compete Evergreen Story.” Shaun Cammack at Heterodox Academy: “When race is understood as both the foundation of the self and the determinant of cognitive authority, it follows that there is simply no such thing as a dyadic interaction. Interaction between people of different races is understood as inherently intercollective.
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Filmmaker Curt Jaimungal premieres his “Better Left Unsaid” in Toronto on March 19. Themes: the Left, racism, hate speech, and more. Here’s the two-minute trailer: Jaigmungal interviewed me in 2019 for this production, but I haven’t seen what from the interview made it into the film.
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Self-esteem is 90% of the battle.
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Sure will be interesting to see how these two new stories play out in the Gray Lady’s soul: 1. Baseball player with history of racist tweets. Apologizes. Milwaukee fans’ reactions. NYT publishes *scorching* response. 2. A week later, NYT editorial-board hire with history of racist tweets. Doesn’t apologize. NYT expresses *understanding*. Bad behavior all around,
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Anticipating the beginning of Black History Month, a favorite quotation: “Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.” Source: Zora Neale Hurston, “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” (1928).
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Racist attitudes are a holdover from primitive times. There is still plenty of racism, but we have made progress in some parts of the world, as this Washington Post graphic of most and least racist nations shows. In much of Europe, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand, and a few other places, racism
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