NYCRC exists to supply fresh perspectives and provide analysis, information, and feedback on race relations, civil rights, and public policy issues. To this end, we regularly release Position Papers and spotlight hot civil rights topics in the news.
Position Papers and Press Releases
Our means of alerting the press and our constituents of our views on current civil rights issues. This section also includes NYCRC- specific press releases.
- We Respond to Outbreaks of Anti-Semitism and Other Bias Crimes, December 11, 2003
- U.S. Education Report on Affirmative Action: “Orwellian Doubletalk,” April 3, 2003
- Study Finds College Officials Encourage Separatism On Campus, October 10, 2002
- NYCRC to EEOC: Probe NYC Schools Boss Hire, October 10, 2002
- Public Letter to Richard Mills, NY Commissioner of Education, on Mayor’s New Choice for Schools Chancellor, July 30, 2002
- Bloomberg’s Schools Boss Pick Criticized As ‘Unqualified’ By Civil Rights Group, July 30, 2002
- Single-Sex, Single-Race Public Schools, June 4, 2002
- NYCRC Blasts Feds’ Support of Single-Sex Schools, Classes; Accuses Officials of ‘Alice-Wonderland Enforcement,’ May 9, 2002
- Open Letter on Ujamaa Institute, May 18, 1993
- Testimony of Michael Meyers in Opposition of Proposed Latino Leadership School, March 17, 1993
- There’s Nothing Funny About Black Racism, August 19, 2002
- Police Abuse Post-Abner Louima Verdicts??Yes, It can Happen Again, Unless? Blue Wall of Silence? Is Torn Down?, March 8, 2002
- Open Letter to Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, March 8, 2002
- Louima Cops? Convictions Reversed, March 1, 2002
- Bloomberg Gets a “C”–For “Clueless” On Civil Rights, February 24, 2003
- New York’s AM Talk Radio Stations Lag In Hiring Minority Talk Show Hosts, September 19, 2002
Op-Ed Articles
A well-informed perspective is a wider perspective. Look here for the latest civil rights news and updates.
- Tuesday July 21, 2009: Henry Louis Gates Should Skip the Racial Histrionics: Instead, Teach Kids to Cooperate with Cops
- Saturday May 16, 2009: The Shameful Resegregation of New York City schools
- Thursday May 15, 2008: Yet Again, Anti-Cop Demagogues Monopolize the Microphone
- Thursday March 20, 2008: Obama Blew It; What the Candidate Should’ve Said About Race
- Tuesday September 4, 2007: The NAACP at a Crossroads
- Wednesday April 11, 2007: Let the Idiocy Be Heard
- Saturday July 22, 2006: Stop the Black-Only Treatment
- Saturday April 1, 1995: Separate Is Never Equal