California Lawmakers Push to Repeal Ban On Affirmative Action

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🗓️ 16 June 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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On Monday, the University of California Board of Regents unanimously voted to endorse a state measure to repeal Prop. 209, a nearly 25-year-old law that bans consideration of race in government contracts, public sector hiring, and college admissions. The measure passed the California Assembly and if ratified by the state Senate, will show up on the November ballot. Proponents argue that barring state agencies and institutions from considering race and gender has hindered equal representation and reinforced systemic advantages for white-owned businesses and white students. We discuss the prospects for restoring affirmative action in California at a time when prejudice and institutional racism in America are top of mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.8	Coming up next on forum this morning, Californians may get a chance to bring affirmative action back to California.
1:12.7	Nearly a quarter of a century after voters passed Prop 209, which amended the Constitution to bar state institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity and admissions, employment, and contracts.
1:15.5	A measure to repeal Prop 209 has passed the State Assembly and could appear on the November
1:20.4	ballot.
1:21.4	We'll discuss the measure which UC Regents unanimously voted to support yesterday and what
1:26.2	the nation's focus on systemic racism may mean
1:28.9	for the fight to return affirmative action to California. That'm Michael Krasny. Yesterday, the University of California Border Regents
1:50.2	unanimously voted to endorse a state measure to repeal Prop 209, a 1996 law that bars
1:56.7	consideration of race and government contracts, public sector hiring, and college admissions.
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