When discussing topics like diversity and inclusion, it is important to have a shared language on the buzzwords used. The City of Raleigh’s Equity and Inclusion department provides a list of definitions for common terms used when discussing topics like equity, race, and racism. Some of these…
If you only ever read The Washington Post or The New York Times and watch MSNBC, you might believe conservatives have nothing to say about race. The view that conservatives are racists is prominent in academia, too. The “Southern Strategy” theory argues the GOP built its Southern base by appealing…
A vile strain of racial tension has infected our national discourse. Cable “news” and radio talk shows add to the rancor, which is traceable. Policies and rhetoric from the highest levels of our government have left us unprotected from those who poison American ideals…
RALEIGH — The rules governing North Carolina elections still show signs of the state’s history, a history in which black voters were denied the right to vote for decades after the official end of slavery. Lee Craig, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics at North Carolina State University, lectured on the…
Restrictor plates unnecessarily slow the fastest, most efficient teams.
A federal Department of Education examination of admissions policies at N.C. State University does not reflect an attempt by a Washington-area think tank to reduce the ranks of minority students on campus.
Legislators should use the same rationale on the collegiate racial preferences debate that they use to defend against legislative lobbying reform.
No Excuses offers a thoughtful debate on the failure of public schools, but stops short of providing any remedies.
RALEIGH — On June 11, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled unanimously in favor of the petition language for the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, a ballot initiative that would prevent the state from using racial preferences in public university admissions or state employment or contracting. The ruling overturns a lower-court…
RALEIGH — In January, a campaign began in Michigan to prohibit racial preferences. The campaign for the “Michigan Civil Rights Initiative” (MCRI), is led by executive director Jennifer Gratz. Her name may sound familiar because she filed one of the lawsuits against race preferences in the University of Michigan that…
