U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

2002 PRESS RELEASES, ADVISORIES AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS TACKLES CONSEQUENCES OF RACIAL DATA COLLECTION

Briefing scheduled for May 17, 10:30 a.m.

Commission Headquarters
624 Ninth Street, N.W., Room 540

Washington, DC

(WASHINGTON, DC) Are legislators better off not knowing racial data when deciding policy? What are the consequences of banning racial data collection? Is a color-blind society possible without data collection? These are among the various issues the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will consider at its upcoming briefing Enforcement Without Evidence? Consequences of Government Race Data Collection Bans on Civil Rights. The briefing will follow the Commission's regular monthly meeting.

The panel of experts assembled for the briefing includes:

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