GD eNews | Vol. 2, No. 15 | October 17, 2003

Settlement Reached in NYC Racial Profiling Suit
By Herb Boyd NEW YORK, NY (NNPA) — Four years ago when the New York Police Department Street Crime Unit was on the wild, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) sought to curb their rampant racial profiling in stop-and-risk situations with a class action lawsuit. [FULL_TEXT]

More Anti-Affirmative
Ward Connerly Plans More Anti-Affirmative Action Campaigns
By Hazel Trice Edney
NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, DC (NNPA) — Even though Ward Connerly’s ballot initiative to ban the collection of all race-specific data in California was soundly rejected by voters last week, the black conservative plans to try again in California and launch another attack in Michigan. [FULL_TEXT]

The Tuition Aid Trap
By Neal McCluskey -- Americans, it seems, have never been better educated. Between 1970 and 2000, the number of individuals enrolled in institutions of higher learning increased from about 8.5 million to 15.3 million. Likewise, from 1971 to 2001, the percentage of 25- to 29-year-olds in the United States holding at least a bachelor’s degree rose 71 percent. So, why, as Congress prepares to reauthorize the federal law governing higher education, are policy makers so unhappy? [FULL_TEXT]

Race-based Bake Sale
(NNPA) -- Southern Methodist University ended a bake sale recently where cookies were sold at different prices depending on the buyer’s race or gender. The bake sale was organized by the Young Conservatives of Texas, who said the bake sale was intended as a protest of affirmative action. White males were charged $1 for a cookie; white women were charged 75 cents; 50 cents for Hispanics and 25 cents for blacks. [FULL_TEXT]

Study Shows Racial Profiling Alive and Well in Minnesota
By Isaac Peterson III, Minnesota Spokesman Recorder MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Results of a statewide study should put to rest any doubts about whether Minnesota police routinely stop and search cars driven by people of color at a disproportionate rate compared to white drivers. After a year of study, the results are in; and the verdict is “yes,” Minnesota law enforcement does engage in racial profiling. [FULL_TEXT]

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