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Incidents of racial profiling in the 1990s brought a wave of legislation authorizing the collection of race-based statistics to counter real and perceived bias among law enforcement officials.  But in California, activists who spearheaded an initiative to end affirmative action at state universities want to now ban collection of race statistics.  They say their new initiative on race is another step toward creating a truly "color-blind society." Opponents argue it is a step back to a time when this nation ignored race discrimination.  We hear a debate on this issue on a special broadcast of National Public Radio's 

Incidents of racial profiling in the 1990s brought a wave of legislation authorizing the collection of race-based statistics to counter real and perceived bias among law enforcement officials.  But in California, activists who spearheaded an initiative to end affirmative action at state universities want to now ban collection of race statistics.  They say their new initiative on race is another step toward creating a truly "color-blind society." Opponents argue it is a step back to a time when this nation ignored race discrimination.  We hear a debate on this issue on a special broadcast of National Public Radio's Justice Talking series.


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