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Black Activists Confront Affirmative Action Opponents on Zoom Call
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Black Activists Confront Affirmative Action Opponents on Zoom Call

Antonio Ray Harvey California Black MediaJune 11, 2020

Last week, African American activists confronted affirmative action opponents on a Zoom town hall a conservative Republican candidate organized. At least one Republican elected official attended the event that the Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation (SVCAF) supported.    

Report Reveals How the NCAA Shortchanges Black Men 
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Report Reveals How the NCAA Shortchanges Black Men 

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent April 4, 2019

A  new issue brief from the Center for American Progress (CAP), a Washington D.C.-based a nonpartisan research and educational institute, paints a vivid portrait of how college athletics distort the reality of black male experiences on college campuses and raises significant concerns about racial equity in college admissions and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).