by Press | Nov 1, 2014 | Blog
November 01, 2014 by Barbara R. Arnwine On November 4, voters across the country will head to the polls to exercise their most fundamental right as Americans. As the cornerstone of our system of government, voting is enshrined as a sacred act that every eligible voter...
by Press | Jul 30, 2014 | Blog
It is 2014, the year that the No Child Left Behind Act predicted as the year when all students in every state would be proficient in every subject. Unfortunately, we still have a long way to go. While the supporters of our modern age of standardized education...
by Press | Jul 2, 2014 | Blog
The 50th Anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act serves as a time to reflect upon the vast and strong accomplishments to advance racial justice in America. This also serves as a critical time, however, to address the vestiges of racial discrimination and...
by Press | Jun 30, 2014 | Blog
As the nation celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education,1 there is a renewed debate about the state of equity in our K-12 schools—and the consensus from experts is less than positive. According to a 2012...
by Press | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Letters from the Executive Director
First of an all-star series of 20 op-editorial commentaries: “The State of Equality and Justice in America” in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. As we celebrate the arrival of 2013, it is...
by Press | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Letters from the Executive Director
Published in: Morgan State University Global Journalism Review Issue 02/Winter2014By: Barbara R. ArnwineClick here for full publication After decades of struggling for the enactment of transformative anti discrimination laws, the landmark Civil Rights Act...