George W. Bush chose the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to argue that affirmative action programs at the University of Michigan ought to be ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. What kind of job did the press do in covering the policies, and how far has media’s understanding of affirmative action advanced, if at all? CounterSpin spoke to Kimberle Williams Crenshaw, law professor at Columbia University and UCLA. (1/24/03)
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Kimberle Crenshaw
Executive Director
Luke Charles Harris
Program Director