2023 CEO Civil Rights Fellowship Begins Accepting Applications

Center for Equal OpportunityAbout CEOUSA

It is with great joy that the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) announces and begins accepting applications today for its 2023 Civil Rights Fellowship. The program, which will take place between August 7-11, 2023 is intended for law students with an interest in a career in a public, private, or nonprofit setting where their instruction and training can be shared with the public, the courts, and/or through policy development. LEARN MORE Related posts: TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT CEO Launches Inaugural …

Keeping up with CEO

Rudy GerstenKeeping Up with CEO

Dear CEO supporters, March Madness is upon us and the Ides of March bode well for the Center for Equal Opportunity as we continue our relentless battle against race-based policies and discrimination. Here’s our latest:  CEO Accepting Applications for Civil Rights Fellowship Last month, CEO announced the launch of its 2023 Civil Rights Fellowship. Applications are now being accepted on our website. The program, which will take place between August 7-11, 2023 in Washington, D.C, is intended for law students with an interest in a career in a public, private, or nonprofit setting where their instruction and training can be shared with …

Liberals’ continued assault on Black conservatives

Devon WesthillCulture & Society

This article originally appeared in The Washington Times After Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, delivered the GOP response to President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress in 2021, “Uncle Tim” began trending on Twitter. “Uncle Tim” is a play on the racial epithet “Uncle Tom.” Now, like clockwork, another accomplished Black man has been smeared as a race traitor. In a speech on the floor of the Georgia Senate, Democrat Emanuel Jones labeled Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas an “Uncle Tom” and as “someone betraying his own community,” whose “policies seek to subvert the achievements and accomplishments …

Why I Support True Diversity

Devon WesthillRacial Preferences

This post originally appeared on Philanthropy Roundtable Devon Westhill was raised in the South along with his two Black siblings by his hardworking, single white mother. Despite growing up in tough times, Westhill is now the president and general counsel for the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO), an organization whose mission is to study, develop and disseminate ideas that promote color blind opportunity and support the American belief that everyone has the chance to find happiness through hard work and dedication. He credits his upbringing and life experiences for giving him the passion to speak out against efforts, even well-intentioned …

California’s Sorry-for-Slavery Sweepstakes Now Has a Jackpot of $223,200

Center for Equal OpportunityReparations, Uncategorized

This article originally appeared on Newsweek.com by Anthony Pericolo Pretty soon, Californians may log into Ancestry.com to see if they won a prize of $223,200. A new bill signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom is seeking ways to pay out reparations for slavery to Americans descended from slaves. But even if you’re white, you should check Ancestry.com to see if you are a descendant of American slaves; “experts” have expressed “concern” that “the current language of the eligibility criteria might open the door for individuals identifying as white… if they prove descendence.” This absurd situation came about after the murder of George Floyd …

Happy New Year from CEO

Rudy GerstenKeeping Up with CEO, Uncategorized

Dear friends, Happy New Year from the Center for Equal Opportunity! 2022 was CEO’s 27th year fighting for colorblind equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in America. And while much of D.C. was on break for the holidays, December was one of our busiest months. Here’s our latest: TESTIFYING BEFORE CONGRESS CEO staff often present expert testimony on issues of race and ethnicity before local, state, and federal executive and legislative bodies. In December, CEO president and general counsel Devon Westhill was invited to testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The hearing was titled: Fairness in …

Fairness in Financial Services:
Racism and Discrimination in Banking

Devon WesthillRacial Preferences

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Devon Westhill Testifies Before Senate

Center for Equal OpportunityRacial Preferences

On Thursday, December 1, CEO president and general counsel Devon Westhill will testify before the U.S. Senate committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The hearing is titled: Fairness in Financial Services: Racism and Discrimination in Banking Mr. Westhill’s testimony will focus on the problems associated with using disparate impact analysis to uncover discrimination. Tune in at 10:00 a.m. eastern standard time. The hearing will be broadcast live here. Related posts: TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT Devon Westhill testifies before Congress The …

Support CEO on Giving Tuesday

Linda ChavezKeeping Up with CEO

Dear CEO friends, As you may already know, today is “Giving Tuesday.” The Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) is the only organization in America dedicated to fighting against race-based public policy 24/7, and we are enjoying one of our busiest years yet. But before I ask for your continued support, I wanted to share with you just a few highlights of our work this past year. The Center for Equal Opportunity is the nation’s only conservative civil rights organization doing this kind of work. And we are asking for your help again today on “Giving Tuesday.” Our work over the years would …

Courthouse Steps Oral Argument: SFFA vs. UNC & Harvard

Center for Equal OpportunityEducation

On October 31, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College. In perhaps the most anticipated case of this term, the court considers a challenge to the use of racially preferential undergraduate student admissions practices at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. Experts broke down the oral argument on the same day, October 31, 2022. Featuring: Prof. Amanda Shanor, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, The Wharton School Devon Westhill, President and General Counsel, Center for Equal Opportunity Moderator: Curt Levey, President, Committee for Justice …