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• 9/6/2020
  

  Will California Voters End a 24-Year Ban on Affirmative Action?

  by James Thornton Harris

  Voters in November may reverse California's constitutional ban on affirmative action, which was passed by ballot measure in 1996. The state's electorate has changed considerably in a quarter century and passage seems likely.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  8/21/2020
  

  A Detailed Look at the Downside of California’s Ban on Affirmative Action

  Ending racial preferences in a state university system harmed Black and Hispanic students while doing little to lift whites and Asian-Americans, a study asserts.