Dear John,
Affirmative action is a landmark race-explicit policy that acknowledges and responds to structural barriers that have denied access to underrepresented groups to opportunities across society. Recently, the US Supreme Court unraveled decades of case law on affirmative action. In the cases Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. President and Fellows of Harvard, and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina, the Court found the use of race in admissions to address inequities faced by Black and Latino students was no longer permitted. This is the latest effort by the Supreme Court to dismantle and weaponize hard won civil rights laws against communities of color.
In light of this, we invite you to join us this Thursday for Pathways to Racial Equity After the End of Affirmative Action, a panel discussion with experts sharing insights and experiences on moving beyond this latest ruling. Speakers will provide takeaways and next steps for those working in and alongside the government, and in the movement for racial justice at large.
Pathways to Racial Equity After the End of Affirmative Action
Thursday, July 13th
12PM PST / 2PM CST / 3PM EST
Panelists include:
Glenn Harris, President of Race Forward
Cathy Albisa, Vice President of Institutional and Sectoral Change of Race Forward
Maggie Daun, Corporation Counsel for Milwaukee County
Judith Dangerfield, Managing Director of the Racial Equity Governing Agenda at PolicyLink
To receive the Zoom information and supporting materials, register here.
Freedom fighters won historic legal civil rights victories against enormous odds and with deep sacrifice. We owe them a deep debt to show similar courage and creativity to carry the effort for racial justice forward.
Sincerely,
The Race Forward Team
