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The Big Chill: Why Nonprofits Should Care about Affirmative Action

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Supreme Court’s consolidated decision held that the use of affirmative action (or “race-conscious” admissions) at two higher education institutions violates the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. [1] The racial wealth gap is just one powerful example.

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Must Hear Speech from Barack Obama and the Power of Podcasting

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who learn my listening. I asked myself how I would be feeling if it were me struggling to learn how to walk again? Most weeks his podcast is a direct chat with his listeners, but this week he posted a recent speech, "Moving Forward in Iraq" that he gave at the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations. Its a whole new world.

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