Racial Preferences in Hiring
African-American Firms Get Less Work, October 2, 2007, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee looks for ways to use race-based hiring schemes.
Bourbon, Baseball Bats, and Now the Bantu: Louisville, Ky., Welcomes Immigrants to Bolster its Shrinking Work Force, September 19, 2007, Wall Street Journal
Some Kentucky businessmen now prefer to hire Somali Bantus over Americans.
Police Department Will Consider Minorities First In Hiring, September 5, 2007, Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, Massachusetts)
Written police exam “favored” whites over non-whites.
Blacks Join FDNY Suit, July 18, 2007, New York Post
Claim written test has little to do with fighting fire.
Lawsuit: FDNY Discriminated On Exams, May 22, 2007, AP
Test biased because blacks, Hispanics “were underrepresented among higher-scoring applicants.”
S.F. Can Try To Reinstate Affirmative Action Program, Court Rules, April 20, 2007, San Francisco Chronicle
“Legacy of discrimination” trumps the will of the people.
Minority Numbers Drop On City Payroll, March 12, 2007, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Race-neutral hiring practices “whiten” Pittsburgh police and fire departments.
Prop. 209 Affects State Hiring And Contracting, October 31, 2006, San Francisco Chronicle
Race-preference ban in California eliminated “corporate welfare,” says Ward Connerly.
Chief Of Soon-To-Be Metropolitan Police Department Defends Hiring Practices, October 26, 2006, wishtv.com (Indianapolis)
Head of police union says white candidates were passed over in favor of blacks.
State Committee Eyes Affirmative Action, October 6, 2006, LaCrosse Tribune (Wisc.)
“Expert” tells Wisc. committee white male veterans gain most from “affirmative action.”
VOTE YES: Affirmative Action Is Bad For State’s Business Climate, True Equality, October 3, 2006, Detroit Free Press
Both sides of the preferences debate.
Affirmative Action In India Flips Caste Roles, September 27, 2006, Washington Times
Protests and strikes as India’s upper-castes lose jobs and college slots.
Ad Agencies Look To Recruit Minorities, September 25, 2006, AP
New York City pressures ad industry on “the last bastion of Jim Crow.”
What The Polls Aren’t Telling Us: Experts Say Support For MCRI Is Likely Underestimated, September 20, 2006, Michigan Daily
Voters are reluctant to tell pollsters what they really think about race.
Opposition To Affirmative Action Ban Softens, September 18, 2006, Detroit News
Opponents of racial preferences in Michigan are gaining ground.
Affirmative Action Remains On Mich. Ballot, September 12, 2006, UPI
Opponents of MCRI lose last-ditch effort to keep initiative off the ballot.
Voters Not Sold On Push To End Affirmative Action—2 Months Before Election, Only 41% Support Proposal, September 7, 2006, WZZM13.com
Opponents still trying to remove anti-race preference initiative from ballot.
Affirmative Action Ban Isn’t Black And White, September 7, 2006, Detroit Free Press
Californians adjust to life without racial preferences.
By Any Means Necessary: A Federal Judge Plays Politics In Michigan., August 31, 2006, Wall Street Journal
Federal judge rules MCRI can remain on ballot, but insists petitioners deceived the public.
South Africa: Poor Excuse For Failure Develops A Life Of Its Own, August 25, 2006, AllAfrica.com
South Africa fails to deliver public services because of race-based hiring.
FDNY Bows To Diversity Critics, August 8, 2006, New York Daily News
New York City Fire Dept. to lower standards in order to raise diversity.
ABA: Women Of Color Leaving Big Firms, August 7, 2006, AP
They claim discrimination is driving them away.
How Racial Preferences Backfire, June 26, 2006, National Journal
Racial preferences, not white racism, is holding black lawyers down.
An Open Letter To ‘The Daily Show’, June 20, 2006, Pittsburg Post-Gazette
Black columnist thinks too-white cable news parody needs “some soul.”
Camden Police Hiring Policy Assailed, June 9, 2006, Courier-Post (Cherry Hill, NJ)
Police officers set up organization to protest city’s failure to promote whites.
Affirmative Action Ban Slips, May 17, 2006, Detroit News
Michiganders still much more likely to support racial preferences ban than oppose it.
Kerry Requests GAO Study of Minority Advertising Contracts, May 17, 2006, U.S. Newswire
Senator wants to see if government is “keeping its commitment to minority entrepreneurs.”
Disinvited, May 17, 2006, OpinionJournal
EEOC retracts speaking invitation for anti-racial preferences activist for fear of “mutiny.”
Caltrans Drops Race Element in Federally Funded Contracts, May 8, 2006, San Francisco Chronicle
California Dept. of Transportation announces end of racial preferences policy.
An Asian Reader Says White Unemployment Statistics Don’t Surprise Him, March 24, 2006, VDARE.com,
He admits non-whites have “layoff protection.”
Appellate Court Rules Against Shreveport in Race Discrimination Lawsuit, January 30, 2006, Shreveport Times (La.)
Appeals court finds city’s hiring policy was biased against whites.
UnKingly Statutes, January 13, 2006, National Review Online
Think-tank finds hundreds of racial preference statutes in state law codes.
Wal-Mart Links Pay To Diversity Goals, January 12, 2006, MarketWatch
Wal-Mart will reduce bonuses of executives who don’t hire enough women and non-whites.
Miers Backed Race, Sex Set-Asides, October 24, 2005, Washington Post
Harriet Miers established racial quotas as president of Texas state bar association.
A Diversity Candidate in Every Pool, October 17, 2005, InsideHigherEd,
University declares there must be at least one “diverse” candidate in every hiring pool.
Report: Agencies Fail to Review Race-Based Procurement Programs, August 24, 2005, GovExec.com
Civil Rights Commission urges race-neutral hiring at federal agencies.
Come and Get It, August 23, 2005, Forbes
Ohio racial preference policy leads to corruption and financial woes.
Diversity Worries Set Off Alarms, August 8, 2005, Rocky Mountain News (Denver)
Fire department’s test scores show whites’ enormous lead over other races.
Blazing Battles, July 11, 2005, Philadelphia CityPaper
Firemen say department has passed over hundreds of white candidates to hire blacks.
Whistling Fairness, June 16, 2005, National Review Online
New website lets you report illegal racial preferences.
Breaking the Glass Ceiling, June 9, 2005, Haaretz (Jersusalem)
Israeli Bar Association urge racial preferences to Ethiopian immigrants.
How Racial P.C. Corrupted the LAPD, May 11, 2005, American Enterprise
Former cop admits racial preferences destroyed the LAPD.
9th Circuit Panel Rejects Minority-Contract Awards, May 11, 2005, AP
Court finds in favor of white-owned company over racial preferences in government contracting.
The Iron Fist In the Velvet Glove Of “Diversity”, April 28, 2005, Steve Sailer
Discrimination lawsuits prompt companies to impose racial quotas on themselves.
Equal Opportunity: A Fact Of Life in California Government Agencies, April 25, 2005, Enter Stage Right
Anti-racial preference lawyer in California has won many battles.
It’s the Pasta, Stupid, April 1, 2005, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Detroit’s proposed AfricaTown will be an artificial creation.
Milwaukee Cops Win Discrimination Suit, March 31, 2005, AP
Police racial preference policy discriminated against whites.
Minority Women with Degree Outearn White Women, March 28, 2005, AP
Black women with degrees are rare and sought-after.
Minority Firm Led by a Dead Woman, March 28, 2005, Chicago Tribune
“Minority-owned” business may have been front for whites.
Judge Rules City Fire Exam Biased, March 24, 2005, Chicago Tribune
Lawyer for low-scoring black test-takers to seek up to $80 million in damages.