A California lawmaker said he will introduce a bill Monday that would give admission priority to the descendants of slaves at the University of California and California State University, the state’s two large public university systems. Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, a Democrat who represents parts of Los Angeles, told The Associated Press he will introduce the bill as lawmakers meet in the Capitol to swear in new members for a new legislative session. The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is expected to make dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion programs a priority.
  • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    I’d be interested in reading this bill as descendants of slaves is a wide net. Jewish people were slaves to the Egyptians, Slavs were enslaved by Romans and Spanish Muslims, Irish enslaved by the English. I’m sure just about all Americans have a slave descendent.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Last time they worded reparations to exclude white appearing people of black ancestry, which is just outright racism IMO. It’s either to make amends for the systemic oppression of your ancestors, which resulted in you personally having a harder time in life, or its not. California made it clear with that distinction that it’s not.

      • Lovstuhagen@hilariouschaos.com
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        2 days ago

        To be completely fair, there are issues with this happening in Australia. It has become something of a joke to look at the recipients of aboriginal scholarships or even seats at Universities designated for aboriginal scholars and you wind up seeing visibly white people. This is to not doubt the veracity of their claims or even to necessarily “demote” them as aboriginals, but it becomes potentially harmful to the aboriginals themselves who consistently see visibly white, minimally aboriginal people beating them out for these rewards or obtaining them because there’s so little competition.

        It would be like making a list of the top 10 Latino scholars in Latin studies and 9 out of 10 of them are light-skinned castizos… Particularly for people from places like Mexico, where discrimination based on coloring thrives, it is unhelpful…

        So, I am not saying that the people who remove them are absolutely right… In some cases they are denying people where such a problem may not exist, but I understand some degree of vigilance and gatekeeping.

  • realcaseyrollins
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    2 days ago

    You know, this isn’t a bad form of reparations. Public universities are owned by the state so it’s not like you’re forcing private citizens to give anyone anything.

    • Neuromancer@lemm.eeM
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      2 days ago

      If it can be proven, I have no issue with it. I’m not against reparations that make sense. I’d even be fine with a free education for one to two generations as a form of reparations.

      What I’m against is an open wallet with no real goal or just a cash handout.

    • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
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      2 days ago

      Money taken via taxes is how universities are funded, funneling the money through a university doesn’t change what it is.

      • realcaseyrollins
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        2 days ago

        And? College admission is not a good one can sell once they receive it. This isn’t comparable to just giving ADOS people money.

        • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
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          2 days ago

          A benefit of receiving a state subsidized education certainly has monetary value. If all the people who get in because of that law have to pay out of state tutition costs then your point has validity.