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To do list - steps affirmative action proponents can take - Special Report Top 100 Degree Producers

by Diverse Staff , June 18, 2007

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So follow the example of author A.J. Verdelle who stated, as she received the prestigious PEN/Faulkner Award for her first novel, The Good Negress, "I don't think the University of Chicago would have been coming for me with a wheelbarrow if there hadn't been affirmative action.

#9 Send a Message on November 4, 1996

Don't forget the power of the ballot.

The presidential election, the California Civil Rights Initiative, and the North Carolina Senate race between Harvey Gantt and Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC), who is running on an anti-affirmative action platform, all provide opportunities to regain the progressive momentum. Seldom have the pro- and anti-affirmative action forces been so clearly presented. And when the composition of the Supreme Court, federal judiciary and the U.S. Congress, along with the shift to state rights, are considered, the significance of the effective use of the ballot becomes very evident.

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