-
Recent Posts
MichaelBenjamin2012
Categories
- Africa
- African Americans
- Bronx
- Campaign Finance
- Corrections
- Corruption Watch
- Counter-Terrorism
- Crime
- Economic Development
- Education
- Education Reform
- Elections
- Finance
- Food
- Foreign Policy
- Foreign policy
- Gender Rights
- Government
- Health
- Housing
- Immigration Issues
- International Affairs
- Labor
- Media
- Mental Health
- Music
- National Security
- Political corruption
- Politics
- Poverty Pimps
- Presidential Politics
- Public Corruption
- Public Policy
- RAce Relations
- Racial Justice
- Religion
- Sports
- The Economy
- Uncategorized
- Voting Rights
- Women's Issues
Meta
RSS subscription
Blogroll
Tag Archives: SCOTUS
Voting Materials Ballots in Bengali Available In Time for 2013 Elections
On Tuesday, the NYC BOE announced that 60 Queens pollsites will have election materials in Bengali. And should the use of lever machines be authorized, the ballot strips will also be printed in Bengali. Following the 2010 census, the USDOJ … Continue reading
America’s need for affirmative action in the Obama era | City & State
Some time next year, the United States Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of using affirmative action programs in college admissions. While of course no one knows how the court will ultimately rule, some lawyers and pundits believe that it … Continue reading
Dominican Group Mounts Legal Challenge to New Redistricting Plan – DNAinfo.com
But the plan doesn’t do enough to link people of “like interests” said Maria Teresa Feliciano, president of the Dominican American National Roundtable. “The maps proposed by the court would totally ignore the fundamentals of redistricting which is keeping communities of interest … Continue reading
Affirmative action under attack, again
Why don’t they just put us on a boat back to Africa? That was my first thought when I read that the Supreme Court is going to hear yet another argument challenging the use of affirmative action programs in college … Continue reading
Posted in African Americans, Government, Public Policy
Tagged affirmative action, Bakke, college admissions, SCOTUS
2 Comments