The United States Must Acknowledge the Legacy of Racial Injustice

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The United States Must Acknowledge the Legacy of Racial Injustice
Friday, April 25, 2014

By Rachel Krinsky CEO, YWCA Madison This week, the Supreme Court dealt a serious blow to affirmative action by upholding a Michigan law prohibiting public universities from considering race as a factor for admissions. Also this week, President Obama unveiled a new clemency process intended to reduce prison overcrowding and to begin addressing the stark overrepresentation… Continue Reading The United States Must Acknowledge the Legacy of Racial Injustice

Taking A Stand, One Voice At A Time
Friday, April 25, 2014

By Kelly Skinner Director of Development, YWCA of Cortland Racism impacts the lives of women creating social division and power structure, which limits opportunities for women in all areas of their lives. Women fight for equal education, health, protection against victimization, (both at home and in society) and take a stand against the social structures… Continue Reading Taking A Stand, One Voice At A Time

The Multiracial Network Stands Against Racism in Solidarity with the YWCA
Friday, April 25, 2014

By Victoria Malaney @ACPA_MRN As I sat down to write this blog as the Scholarship and Resources Coordinator for the Multiracial Network (MRN), I was thinking of recent articles that have been published online regarding multiracial beauty. Anecdotally, as a multiracial person it was not uncommon for my siblings and I to have strangers comment on… Continue Reading The Multiracial Network Stands Against Racism in Solidarity with the YWCA