In 2004, the University of Brasilia established racial quotas. We find that quotas raised the proportion of black students, and that displacing applicants were from lower socioeconomic status families than displaced applicants. The evidence suggests that racial quotas did not reduce the preuniversity effort of applicants or students. Additionally,…

Holds that one way of addressing the disproportionate representation of Blacks in professional basketball, especially in the National Basketball Association, is to encourage White youngsters to practice and excel as much as Black youngsters. (GC)

The state of Black-Jewish relations in the United States is far healthier, despite some differences of opinion, than the popular perception suggests. The issues that are usually cited as constituting the breakdown in harmonious Jewish-Black relations are discussed. (RM)

The historic Plessy vs. Ferguson decision is reviewed along with the 14th Amendment on which the decision was based. The Brown case is discussed. The issues and implications in the Bakke case are also elucidated. (Author/AM)

Several court cases concerning affirmative action programs both in education and in employment are reviewed in light of Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act. Implications of past court decisions are discussed, as are possible future decisions. (MC)

In response to criticisms of the study of the Committee on the Status of Black Americans, the study director and committee chairman discuss the following: (1) participant selection process; (2) consultation with scholars; (3) chairman's qualifications; (4) study group organization; (5) theoretical orientation; (6) sponsoring organization's role;…

Blacks must look to themselves for solutions to the problems of all Black people. They must direct their money back into the Black community to elevate the socioeconomic level of Blacks in the United States. (WI)

Describes the ways in which race and gender shaped the career transitions of women (N=238) whose careers were affected by opportunities generated by the Civil Rights Movement between 1973 and 1983. Results indicated that, although professional entry was enhanced, these women's subsequent careers were influenced negatively by both race and gender,…

Executive orders concerning nondiscrimination in employment have been issued by past administrations from Roosevelt to Kennedy. It was President Johnson who first used the term "affirmative action" in advocating employment regardless of race, creed, color, or national origin and who instituted requirements for organizations to develop affirmative…

The civil rights movement and subsequent reform measures addressing racial problems have made more people dependent on a social welfare system that has not solved the problems of the urban poor. Society glosses over problems (giving a White person's job to a Black person, a man's job to a woman, ignoring indiscretions of minority children) which…

Law schools have recently inherited a new function: to suggest and experiment with solutions to social problems. Implications of this function in terms of community relations and admissions criteria are discussed. For journal availability see HE 509 229. (LBH)

Because of the legacy of unequal treatment of Blacks in America, the institutions of this society must be permitted to give consideration to race in making decisions about who will hold positions of influence, affluence, and prestige. (Author/MC)

The opinions of the nine Justices who participated in the Bakke decision are examined. (MC)

Discusses reasons for the repeal of government-mandated racial quotas and why this is gaining support from the American people. The author highlights the reason affirmative action is important and why it does not lend itself to bureaucratic oversight in the form of quotas, goals, or timetables. (GR)

A labor force mobility model was developed to forecast the impact of several alternate statistical definitions of "fairness" in selection on minority employment. With data from an existing organization as a starting point, those forecasts showed that the definition of fairness in Federal regulations (Cleary's regression model) would have a worse…