Cover Story: "Is It the Beginning of the End for Affirmative
Action?"
Is It the Beginning of the End for Affirmative Action?
Affirmative action is under attack. The debate is already hot and
with a presidential election just around the corner, it'll get
even hotter. Is it the beginning of the end for this
controversial program?
By Tena Jamison.
AIDS Orphans: The Forgotten Victims
The AIDS epidemic will leave up to 125,000 American children
motherless by the end of the century. What will happen to them?
What are the guardianship and custody issues involving children
who are orphaned when their mothers die of AIDS?
By Deborah Shelton.
The Human Rights of Sexual Minorities
How does international law handle issues of sexual orientation?
Are there any applications to U.S. law?
By James Wilets.
The Voting Rights Act: Over the Hill at Age 30?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 has been called the most important
civil rights legislation of the century. But recent cases before
the U.S. Supreme Court have caused some to question whether the
Act is over the hill at age 30?
By Nancy Bannon.
One Small Step for Women: Helping Torture Victims Heal
Cambodian women refugees are finding help dealing with the
aftermath of torture. This story profiles the Marjorie Kovler
Center for the Treatment of Survivors of Torture.
Photos by Yarka Vendrinska, text by Jeff Lowenthal.
History Comes Alive: How Women Won the Right to Vote
The 19th Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote. This story
will take you back to those historic days.
By Rekha Balu.
1995 Annual Meeting program coverage
- Protecting the Human Rights of Women
- Fair Trial, Free Press: Can They Coexist?
- Is There Any Habeas Left in This Corpus?
- Affirmative Action in Action: Its Past & Its Future
- A report on Ralph Santiago Abascal, winner of the 1995 Thurgood Marshall Award.
- I Speak for This Child: True Stories of a Child Advocate;
- The Pill: The Drug that Changed the World
