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Underrepresented groups in computing, a subset of the STEM fields, include Hispanics, and African-Americans. In the United States in 2015, Hispanics were 15% of the population and African-Americans were 13%, but their representation in the workforces of major tech companies in technical positions typically runs less than 5% and 3%, respectively ...
Hispanic and Latino American politicians continued to make gains in important positions in Congress, and for the first time in this period had an equal number of full voting members in Congress and non-voting delegates. [1] The Congressional Hispanic Caucus was founded in 1976. Pictured are members of the Caucus gathered together in 1984.
In April 2019, the Washington Legislature passed Initiative 1000, ending the ban on affirmative action. [89] However, in November 2019, Referendum 88 blocked Initiative 1000 from going into effect. [90] [91] 2000 – Smith v. University of Washington 233 F.3d 1188 (9th Cir. 2000) [92] 2003 – Parents Involved in Community Schools v.
In 2011, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, 13 Black women served in the 112th Congress with 239 state legislators serving nationwide. [35] In 2021, as stated by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University , 27 Black women will serve in the 117th Congress, doubling the number of ...
One type of private interest group that has grown in number and influence in recent years is the political action committee or PAC. These are independent groups organized around a single issue or set of issues, which contribute money to political campaigns for United States Congress or the presidency. PACs are limited in the amounts they can ...
Congress must curb spending and policies that fuel inflation. As mayor of Stockton, I’ve worked across the aisle to enhance quality of life, investing in homeless shelters, housing, and critical ...
Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003), was a landmark case of the Supreme Court of the United States concerning affirmative action in student admissions.The Court held that a student admissions process that favors "underrepresented minority groups" did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause so long as it took into account other factors evaluated on an individual ...
Ahead of the Supreme Court’s Jan. 10 hearing on whether to grant TikTok an emergency injunction to prevent it from being banned by the U.S. government, several groups and members of Congress ...