[Harvard\Race-Conscious Admissions]
LDF: “Last year’s ruling was a resounding victory for educational equity, and we are confident that the First Circuit Court of Appeals will likewise reaffirm that it is legal…to consider race as one important aspect of a student’s holistic college application.”
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Supreme Court
HARVARD GROUPS AND ALUMNI SUPPORT RACE-CONSCIOUS ADMISSIONS IN COURT FILING
WHY HOLDING BIDEN HOSTAGE TO BLACK FEMALE VP PICK COULD BACKFIRE
[2020 Elections\Democratic VP Pick]
Alston: “I do agree that a Black woman would serve us well as Vice President, I’m not sure if the public challenge in this instance was the best move strategically…a Latinx, Native American or an Asian who shares our values might gain the traction we need.”
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NEW COVID-19 STIMULUS MUST INCLUDE AID FOR IMMIGRANT ESSENTIAL WORKERS
[COVID-19\ CARES Stimulus Package]
Angelica Salas: “This country must protect every worker, including immigrants…At 15-19 percent of the country’s population, their suffering will affect all of us.”
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WILL VOTING BY MAIL SUPPRESS BLACK VOTE AND COST DEMOCRATS THE 2020 ELECTION?
[2020 Election\Mail-in-Voting]
Palast: “The nasty secret of American elections is that we don’t count all the ballots…Brennan Center for Justice finds that in some races, African-Americans are five times as likely to have their vote disqualified.”
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IMMIGRATION ADVOCACY GROUP LAUNCHES AD AHEAD OF DACA SUPREME COURT RULING
[Immigration\DACA\Coronarivus]
Cesar Hernandez: “Being a doctor to me means being able to prevent suffering in others…if DACA were to go away, I would just not be able to continue for the foreseeable future…DACA… has been life-changing for me.”
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IMMIGRANTS PROVING THEMSELVES INDISPENSABLE BY COVID-19 SACRIFICES
[Immigration\COCID-19]
From agricultural workers to healthcare professionals, immigrant workers are again proving themselves as an indispensable, skilled part of our national effort to combat and contain COVID-19 – despite ongoing anxieties over their immigration status.
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AFT’S WEINGARTEN ON REPUBLICANS’ SUPREME COURT CHALLENGE AGAINST THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
[Affordable Care Act\Supreme Court]
Randi Weingarten: “If Donald Trump is re-elected and Republicans have free rein on the government, they will strip these protections from millions of Americans. It is up to voters to turn the tide on the insidious policies of this administration.”
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NAACP SUPPORTS TRUMP IMPEACHMENT ON ABUSE OF POWER AND OBSTRUCTION OF CONGRESS
[Congress\Trump Impeachment]
The NAACP supported the articles of impeachment… President Trump placed his own personal political interests above the national interests of the United States, sought to undermine the integrity of the U.S. election process, and in doing so he endangered national security.
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