From University News: By Joshua Seiden When Ward Connerly enters a room, one can expect spirited discourse and possibly some flaring tempers. “Without question, racial discrimination and slavery and Jim Crow were wrong, but you can’t unring the bell,” he told the University News during a recent visit to UMKC. “You can’t go back and […]

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Springfield Talk show host Vincent David Jericho, interviews Ward Connerly on affirmative action and the Missouri Civil Rights Initiative. audio Related: K.C. Star: Ward Connerly UMKC appearance challenged by silent protesters KCMO Morning Show Blog: Carnahan vs. “Cures” and Connerly

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 Email from we received from Tim Asher, Executive Director, Missouri Civil Rights Initiative  Mr. Connerly will be in town Friday, October 19 and will be speaking at two events.  First, he will be the featured speaker at the Federalist Society luncheon at the Missouri Athletic Club located downtown.  His address is entitled “Fulfilling the American […]

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 From Discriminations Blog: Reading this sadly predictable editorial in the Kansas City Star, I can’t help but wonder: is there some secret school (or maybe even re-education/indoctrination center) that editorial writers at liberal mainstream papers must attend in order to learn the doublespeak that pervades this trashing of the Missouri Civil Rights Initiative. Consider, if […]

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Student sues over racial slur Graduate student Barbara Franks, liberal arts, has filed a lawsuit against the University of Missouri (UM) and the UM Board of Curators, alleging discrimination on the basis of race, sex and retaliation.While employed in the Work Study Program in October 2006, Franks alleges her supervisor, Janet Carnett, administrative manager in […]

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From Media Transparency: (excerpted) In the aftermath of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling severely limiting the use of race in K-12 integration plans, Ward Connerly is feeling his oats. “I believe that we are now poised for a coup de grâce to say that race preferences in the eyes of the public should not […]

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The coordinator of the controversial Missouri Civil Rights Initiative, Tim Asher, is the guest on the new “Missouri Viewpoints” edition released today. During the interview with Mike Ferguson, Asher defends the effort to ban the state government from considering demographic factors, like race and sex, in decisions like choosing contractors for government work, enrollment in […]

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From Equality Talk blog: What Secretary of State has time, or finds it appropriate, to thank the media and advocates on one side of an issue for their support during pending litigation? I don’t know if I’ve ever seen it before, but this session of mutual self-gratification is reported by American Association for Affirmative Action […]

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Hat tip: This commentary from today’s Wall Street Journal was sent to us from a reader. By John Fund Ward Connerly, the former University of California regent who is spearheading ballot initiatives in five states next year that would abolish racial preferences, has never seen anything like it. Knowing that voters in every state where […]

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“Missouri Viewpoints”, a new program dedicated to promoting a civil, informative discussion of the social, political and economic issues that affect our state, will make its debut taping tomorrow. If you’re in the area, stop by and give Mike your support! August 16th, 2007Contact: Mike Ferguson (cell – 816.668.9495). (Grandview) – Grandview’s Hard Bean Cafe […]

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