http://www.thedefendersonline.com A civil rights blog promoting informed discourse on issues of race, justice, equality and democracy. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:38:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/09/03/berkeley-school-diversity-lauded-as-national-model/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/09/03/berkeley-school-diversity-lauded-as-national-model/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:22:29 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=10226 TaRessa Stovall Due to an innovative diversity effort that emphasizes where students come from rather than the color of their skin, most Berkeley, California, elementary schools are so well-integrated they may serve as a model for other schools around the nation.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/09/03/berkeley-school-diversity-lauded-as-national-model/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/02/04/lunch-counter-justice-makes-history/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/02/04/lunch-counter-justice-makes-history/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:59:59 +0000 The Editors http://thedefendersonline.org/?p=3451 The Editors When does a simple lunch become a civil rights milestone? On February 1, 1960, a group of African-American students made history when they sat at a "whites-only" lunch counter at a Woolworth's Drugstore in Greensboro, N.C.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/02/04/lunch-counter-justice-makes-history/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/02/02/two-steps-back-us-schools-becoming-more-segregated/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/02/02/two-steps-back-us-schools-becoming-more-segregated/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:39:12 +0000 The Editors http://thedefendersonline.org/?p=3381 The Editors In ironic contrast to the election of our first black president of mixed heritage, a recent report suggests that U.S. schools are becoming more - not less - racially segregated.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/02/02/two-steps-back-us-schools-becoming-more-segregated/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/01/16/progress-in-long-fought-case-to-desegregate-hartford-schools/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/01/16/progress-in-long-fought-case-to-desegregate-hartford-schools/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:27:49 +0000 The Editors http://thedefendersonline.org/?p=2834 The Editors In April 2008, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Center for Children’s Advocacy and cooperating attorneys announced a settlement with the state of Connecticut in Sheff v. O’Neill, the long-fought case challenging racial segregation in Hartford public schools.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/01/16/progress-in-long-fought-case-to-desegregate-hartford-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/12/23/court-ruling-upholds-desegregation-plan/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/12/23/court-ruling-upholds-desegregation-plan/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:08:58 +0000 The Editors http://thedefendersonline.org/?p=2360 The Editors The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) applauds the ruling of California’s 2nd District Court of Appeals  recognizing that the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) may continue efforts to integrate its schools pursuant to an existing court order.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/12/23/court-ruling-upholds-desegregation-plan/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/12/02/moving-education-forward/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/12/02/moving-education-forward/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:01:28 +0000 The Editors http://thedefendersonline.org/?p=1741 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/12/02/moving-education-forward/feed/ 0