South Bay Families Appeal to Leaders to Curb Excesses of National Security Policies
Testimonies from Victims of the Domestic “War on Terrorism” at Public Hearing in Los Ang
New Report Documenting CalWORKs Impact on Families in Poverty Released Today
(July 14, 2003—Oakland, CA) The Applied Research Center’s Falling through the Cracks: How California’s CalWORKs Keeps Families Poor documents the experiences of over thirty families in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Alameda counties. Key findings include routine, illegal, and unjust use of sanctions; gross miscalculations of legitimate exemptions; and the denial of job training and educational opportunities.
California Civil Rights in an Era of National Security
(April 26, 2004—Sacramento, CA) Assembly Select Committee on Hate Crimes to Co-Host Hearing with the Asian Pacific Islander, Black, and Latino Legislative caucuses, this hearing to create a record of the impact of national security policies on communities of color in California; assess threats to civil rights in an era of national security; and explore policies to increase protections for all California residents.
New Study Reveals Racial Inequities in Public Benefits Programs
(June 20, 2002—Oakland, CA) Today, Members of Congress, including Congressional Black Caucus Chair Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), join the Applied Research Center to release Race and Recession, an in-depth study that exposes pervasive racial inequities in child care spending, unemployment insurance, welfare, and education access.
New Report Outlines Impact of Racial Profiling in U.S. Public Schools
New Report and Conference Detail California Teaching Policies and Racial Inequities
New Report on Welfare Privatization Released by Leading Racial Policy Organization
(May 8, 2001—Oakland, CA) The Applied Research Center released a new report, Prospecting Among the Poor: Welfare Privatization, uncovering the proliferation of profiteering scams and corporate failures whose costs ultimately come out of the hides of welfare recipients and taxpayers.