The Historical Exclusion of Minority Elected Officials and The Modern Fight for Minority-Majority Districts
Description
This panel discussion features former elected officials, legal and political experts discussing the role of late UCLA professor Leo Estrada in redistricting in California. They say Estrada's work was integral ensuring people of color achieved equal representation in the legislature. Not only was his expertise and data collection essential in understanding the makeup of California communities, but it also proved invaluable in recruiting the best candidates to represent those communities.
Series: "American Politics" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 34994]
The story of how CIRM-supported research conducted by UCLA's Don Kohn pioneered a total cure for SCID, also known as bubble-baby disease, and how he hopes to employ the same gene-therapy strategies to cure sickle-cell anemia. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36479]
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Socio-economic equality and rights have historically been marginalized in the human rights system but remain a front of racial discrimination. Panelists will engage with this history, identify contemporary patterns, and reflect on the analytical benefit of combining TWAIL (Third World Approaches...
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