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Books and Book Contributions by Monique W. Morris:
Too Beautiful for Words [Amistad, 2001]
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Affirmative Action at the Crossroads: Colorblind Racism and the Decline of African Americans in Public Contracting’, Souls, 9:3, 235 - 242 [Taylor & Francis, 2007]
In 1996, Proposition 209 eliminated affirmative action in public education, employment, and contracting. Called the California Civil Rights Initiative, this proposition ended race and gender-conscious programs designed to increase participation and opportunity in public contracting. Fueled by public discourse on fairness and equal opportunity, Proposition 209 challenged the notion that affirmative action could correct a history of discrimination; and thereby challenged our common understanding of how to enforce a “colorblind” society in which all are free to compete. This article discusses the findings of a 2006 report by the Discrimination Research Center on Proposition 209 and the severe impact it had on the ability of African American businesses to compete for contracts in California’s construction industry.
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Chapter Eight: “Prison Privatization: The Arrested Development of African Americans” in Capitalist Punishment: Prison Privatization and Human Rights
A. Coyle, A. Campbell, and R. Neufeld, eds. [Clarity Press, 2002]
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS
A Vision Fulfilled? The Impact of Proposition 209 on Equal Opportunity for Women Business Enterprises (Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice, 2007). Co-authored with M. Sumner, J. Borja. This report discusses the findings of a study on the impact of California’s anti-affirmative action law on businesses owned by women in the state’s transportation construction industry.
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Free to Compete? Measuring the Impact of Proposition 209 on Minority Business Enterprises (Discrimination Research Center, 2006). Co-authored with S. Thanasombat, S. Pierre, J. Borja, and M. Sumner. This report discusses the findings of a study on the impact of California’s anti-affirmative action law on people of color in the state’s transportation construction industry.
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Unequal Access to Healthcare: A Test of Language Services at Alameda County Hospitals. (Discrimination Research Center, 2006). Co-authored with S. Thanasombat, S. Pierre, and J. Borja. Limited English proficient patients are often denied appropriate and equal language services as entitled to them by both Federal and California law. This report is one of the first studies to measure the availability of language services to limited English proficient speakers of Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese, and Tagalog.
An Assessment of Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC) in San Mateo County (National Council on Crime and Delinquency, 2003). Co-authored with I. Arifuku, et. al. This report summarizes a study on DMC in San Mateo County, California.
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Summary of Findings: Released Time Bible Education (NCCD, 2003) Co-authored with B. Krisberg and S. Dhanoa. A program evaluation of the Oakland, California Released Time Bible Education Program.
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Culture Counts: How Five Community-Based Organizations Serve Asian and Pacific-Islander Youth (NCCD, 2003). Co-authored with I. Arifuku, M. Nunez, and M. Lai. This two-year effort to examine cultural competence involved an extensive literature review, a survey of organizations, and in-depth reviews of five community-based organizations.
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