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We hope that you will join us for a public conference exploring the implications of Proposition 54. If passed, the initiative would prohibit state and local governments from collecting data based on race, ethnicity, color or national origin. The Colorblind Racism conference examines how research on the effects of disparate access to medical treatment, incarceration rates, loan approval rates, racial profiling, and school funding for various groups of citizens could be compromised.
"The Continuing Significance of Race: Social Science Evidence"
Lawrence Bobo (Harvard University), David Wellman (UC Santa Cruz) and Troy Duster (UC Berkeley and New York University) explore the changes in the ways Americans talk about race since the Jim Crow era, as well as the evidence that racial discrimination remains a significant force in American society.
"Data, Disease and Difference: Why Are the Inequalities in Health So Pervasive?" Carmen Nevarez (Public Health Institute) and Brian Smedley (Institute of Medicine) discuss how racial and ethnic data informs the practice of health care and medical research.
"Race, Opportunity, and Achievement: Impact on Education" Jeannie Oakes (UCLA) and Linda Darling-Hammond (Stanford University) address disparities in education and the ways in which education reform efforts would be stymied by a lack of racial and ethnic data.
"What's Law Got to Do With It?"
Michelle Alexander (Stanford Law School) and Steve Owyang (Department of Fair Employment and Housing) examine how the initiative would hinder the fight against employment and housing discrimination, and race- or ethnicity-based hate crimes.
"Colorblind Journalism? Why Race Matters"
Edwin Garcia (San Jose Mercury News), Beverly White (KNBC-TV Los Angeles) and
Sandip Roy (KALW-FM; New California Media) explore questions about the value of racial and ethnic data to news media and the strengths and weaknesses of current coverage.