Racial Justice
New Poll Shows Biden Leads Trump Among Asian American Voters, But Support Drops Eight Points Compared to 2020
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Survey of Asian American registered voters — a rapidly growing electorate, which played a decisive role in the 2020 election — conducted by APIAVote, AAPI Data, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, and AARP
It's been 60 years since the 1964 Civil Rights Act was signed into law.
Across the country, civil rights groups, scholars and others have commemorated the landmark law with panels, comprehensive reports1 and rallies. Many have cited its impact and other federal laws that came in its wake, including one protecting the right to vote for all citizens and another banning discrimination in housing.
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The brutal killing of a Detroit man in 1982 inspires decades of Asian American activism nationwide
Two white autoworkers bludgeoned 27-year-old Chinese American Vincent Chin to death with a baseball bat during his bachelor party in Detroit in 1982, but his loved ones’ cries for justice fell on deaf ears.
Civil Rights Organizations Mark One-Year Anniversary of Affirmative Action Ruling
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WASHINGTON, DC – June 29th is the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard/UNC ruling that the limited consideration of race in higher education is unconstitutional. Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC, Latino Justice, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and Legal Defense Fund (LDF) issued the following statement reflecting on the anniversary.
OMB Publishes Revisions to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15:
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Washington, DC – Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian American Justice Center (Advancing Justice – AAJC) applauds Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for requiring the collection of additional detail beyond the minimum in data collection in most instances for Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 (SPD 15).
Civil Rights Groups Send Post-Affirmative Action Report to Harvard, UNC, and over 100 Additional Colleges and Universities Detailing Options for Equitable and Diverse Higher Education After the Supreme Court Decision
NCAPA Attends 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington
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Advancing Justice | AAJC Condemns Race-Motivated Shooting in Jacksonville
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Washington, DC — August 28, 2023 — Three people were murdered tragically in a mass shooting that took place at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida on August 26, 2023.
Multi-Racial Group of Thomas Jefferson Students, Family, and Alumni Denounce Effort to Overturn School’s Fairer Admissions Policy
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Washington, DC – Today, a multi-racial group of students, family, and alumni of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ) denounced a petition filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation, a conservative legal advocacy group, on behalf of plaintiff Coalition for TJ, asking the Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court’s ruling that a 2020 race-neutral change to the school’s race-blind admissions policy is permissible under the United States Constitution.
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