Choosing sides
Tags: AFFIRMATIVE action programs; BROWN, Willie; CONNERLY, Ward, 1939-
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- Why a man who knows racism fights affirmative action. Wood, Daniel B. // Christian Science Monitor;3/1/96, Vol. 88 Issue 66, p1
Profiles Ward Connerly, a black businessman, and his involvement in a ballot initiative in California, to end all state programs which granted preferences to women and minorities. Suggestions that this is the nation's most controversial attempt to reverse affirmative action; Connerly's views...
- I have a scheme. White, Jack E. // Time International (South Pacific Edition);02/03/97, Issue 5, p26
Opinion. Criticizes the ideas of black businessman Ward Connerly of California. His opposition to racial preferences in society; His campaign for Proposition 209 in 1996; Question of whether he is the ideological heir to Martin Luther King Jr.; The author's assertion that he is not.
- Fairness or folly? Pooley, Eric // Time International (South Pacific Edition);06/23/97, Issue 25, p24
Profiles Ward Connerly, the black businessman who led California's campaign to end race- and gender-based affirmative-action policies and who is attempting to take his message across the United States. His work with the controversial Proposition 209; Opposition to his message from politicians...
- Fairness or folly? Pooley, Eric // Time;6/23/1997, Vol. 149 Issue 25, p32
Profiles Ward Connerly, the black businessman who led California's campaign to end race- and gender-based affirmative-action policies and who is attempting to take his message across the United States (US). His work with the controversial Proposition 209; Opposition to his message from...
- I have a scheme. White, Jack E. // Time;2/3/1997, Vol. 149 Issue 5, p46
Opinion. Reflects on why Ward Connerly, the man who spearheaded the campaign for California Proposition 209, is a political humorist. Why his hatred for racial preferences instigates laughter; The humor in Connerly's choosing of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday to announce the creation of an...
- Is America ready to be fair? Hill, Sidney // National Minority Politics;Sep95, Vol. 7 Issue 9, p18
Focuses on the debate over affirmative action programs. Ward Connerly, a black businessman and University of California regent and Clarence Thomas, the only African-American Supreme Court Justice, as the key figures boosting the anti-affirmative cause; Original purpose of the policy; Arguments...
- FLORIDA: A NEW TEST FOR CONNERLY. Kohn, David // ENR: Engineering News-Record;05/31/99, Vol. 242 Issue 21, p16
Reports on an anti-affirmative action campaign in California which prohibits state agencies from giving preferential treatment based on race, gender or national origin. Remarks from Ward Connerly, the advocate behind the campaign; Obstacles that could block the campaign; Impact of the campaign...
- Florida's outside agitators. Jacobson, Louis // National Journal;4/24/99, Vol. 31 Issue 17, p1130
Analyzes the ballot initiative organized by the American Civil Rights Coalition headed by Ward Connerly in Florida. Aims of the initiative to eliminate affirmative action programs; Opposition for Connerly's initiative; Florida Governor Jeb Bush's relationship with the state's black and Hispanic...
- POLL QUESTION. // Diverse: Issues in Higher Education;8/23/2007, Vol. 24 Issue 14, p8
This article presents the survey question: Do you think anti-affirmative action activist Ward Connerly will succeed in introducing race-conscious admissions bans in five states in 2008? Respondents can answer the question in the affirmative, negative or unsure.
