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Class-Based Affirmative Action, Or The Lies That We Tell About The Insignificance Of Race, Khiara Bridges
Class-Based Affirmative Action, Or The Lies That We Tell About The Insignificance Of Race, Khiara Bridges
Khiara M Bridges
This Article conducts a critique of class-based affirmative action, identifying and problematizing the narrative that it tells about racial progress. The Article argues that class-based affirmative action denies that race is a significant feature of American life. It denies that individuals - and groups - continue to be advantaged and disadvantaged on account of race. It denies that there is such a thing called race privilege that materially impacts people’s worlds. Moreover, this Article suggests that at least part of the reason why class-based affirmative action has been embraced by those who oppose race-based affirmative action is precisely because it …
More Than Just The Numbers: Fisher V. Texas And The Practical Impact Of Texas’S Top Ten Percent Law, Shakira D. Pleasant
More Than Just The Numbers: Fisher V. Texas And The Practical Impact Of Texas’S Top Ten Percent Law, Shakira D. Pleasant
Shakira D. Pleasant
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The Color Of Perspective: Affirmative Action And The Constitutional Rhetoric Of White Innocence, Cecil J. Hunt Ii
The Color Of Perspective: Affirmative Action And The Constitutional Rhetoric Of White Innocence, Cecil J. Hunt Ii
Cecil J. Hunt II
This Article discusses the Supreme Court's use of the rhetoric of White innocence in deciding racially-inflected claims of constitutional shelter. It argues that the Court's use of this rhetoric reveals its adoption of a distinctly White-centered perspective, representing a one-sided view of racial reality that distorts the Court's ability to accurately appreciate the true nature of racial reality in contemporary America. This Article examines the Court's habit of using a White-centered perspective in constitutional race cases. Specifically, it looks at the Court's use of the rhetoric of White innocence in the context of the Court's concern with protecting "innocent" Whites …
Grutter V. Bollinger/Gratz V. Bollinger: View From A Limestone Ledge, Gerald Torres
Grutter V. Bollinger/Gratz V. Bollinger: View From A Limestone Ledge, Gerald Torres
Gerald Torres
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Grutter V. Bollinger/Gratz V. Bollinger: View From A Limestone Ledge, Gerald Torres
Grutter V. Bollinger/Gratz V. Bollinger: View From A Limestone Ledge, Gerald Torres
Gerald Torres
No abstract provided.
Fisher V. Texas: The Limits Of Exhaustion And The Future Of Race-Conscious University Admissions, John Powell, Stephen Menendian
Fisher V. Texas: The Limits Of Exhaustion And The Future Of Race-Conscious University Admissions, John Powell, Stephen Menendian
john a. powell
This Article investigates the potential ramifications of Fisher v. Texas and the future of race-conscious university admissions. Although one cannot predict the ultimate significance of the Fisher decision, its brief and pregnant statements of law portends an increasingly perilous course for traditional affirmative action programs. Part I explores the opinions filed in Fisher, with a particular emphasis on Justice Kennedy’s opinion on behalf of the Court. We focus on the ways in which the Fisher decision departs from precedent, proscribes new limits on the use of race in university admissions, and tightens requirements for narrow tailoring. Part II investigates the …
Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections Of Race And Class For Women In Academia, Carmen G. Gonzalez
Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections Of Race And Class For Women In Academia, Carmen G. Gonzalez
Carmen G. Gonzalez
Presumed Incompetent is a pathbreaking account of the intersecting roles of race, gender, and class in the working lives of women faculty of color. Through personal narratives and qualitative empirical studies, more than 40 authors expose the daunting challenges faced by academic women of color as they navigate the often hostile terrain of higher education, including hiring, promotion, tenure, and relations with students, colleagues, and administrators. The narratives are filled with wit, wisdom, and concrete recommendations, and provide a window into the struggles of professional women in a racially stratified but increasingly multicultural America. The downloadable document contains the Introduction …
Harvesting New Conceptions Of Equality: Opportunity, Results, And Neutrality, Cedric M. Powell
Harvesting New Conceptions Of Equality: Opportunity, Results, And Neutrality, Cedric M. Powell
Cedric M. Powell