Affirmative Action News

Slideshow: Worst obstructionists in black history

By Ronda Racha Penrice

8:01 AM on 02/18/2010

African-Americans have been met with numerous road blocks to freedom but have nonetheless held firm that the US Constitution guarantees freedom and equality for all...

Calif. race-based college admissions ban challenged

By theGrio

12:15 PM on 02/17/2010

CALIFORNIA (AP) - The federal court suit was brought by the Michigan-based, pro-affirmative action group By Any Means Necessary...

Hiring three new black college football coaches is a good start

By Milton Kent

8:06 AM on 12/14/2009

OPINION - The hiring of three black college football head coaches this past week suggests that the efforts of lobbyists may finally be paying off...

Promotion day arrives for white Conn. firefighters

By theGrio

10:03 AM on 12/11/2009

10 firefighters, including four minorities, who took the 2003 tests but were not plaintiffs in the court case were promoted along with an inspector.

Should the NBA assist white players with affirmative action?

By Ronda Racha Penrice

9:30 AM on 12/09/2009

OPINION - Does the NBA need white players so badly that it is to ignore standards and let them in even when they are clearly not qualified?

Maddow and Buchanan have it out on affirmative action

By theGrio

12:20 PM on 07/17/2009

On Thursday's edition of The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC pundit Pat Buchanan and host Maddow came head to head on affirmative action. Buchanan was invited to elaborate on a column in which he claimed that white conservatives "are the folks... who pay the price of affirmative action when their sons...

'All black people' asked to leave Wal-Mart

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (AP) - On Sunday evening at the store, a male voice calmly announced: "Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now."...