So What is Affirmative Action?

Carli Weimer — Tue, 01 May 2018 11:34:46 +0000

Affirmative action was created as an effort to improve employment and educational opportunities for members of minority groups, and it was an outcome of the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement. President Kennedy was the first to use the term in an Executive Order that directed government contractors to take “affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin”. In 1965, ...

Accusations of Reverse Racism on Hamilton: An American Musical

Ashley Kemper — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 22:10:13 +0000

After taking home a record-setting 11 victories at the 2016 Tony’s, performing for the president at the White House multiple times, and selling tickets for record-breaking prices, there is no arguing that the success of the Broadway musical phenomena, Hamilton, has been revolutionary in its own right. However, these accomplishments have not come without controversy. Earlier this year, a casting call for Hamilton was released on social media, indicating that the producers were “Seeking NON-WHITE ...

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So What is Affirmative Action?

Accusations of Reverse Racism on Hamilton: An American Musical