Voters in California will decide this November whether to restore affirmative action in college admissions and government contracting. Wednesday's 30-10 vote in the state legislature gave the measure the two-thirds majority required to put it on the ballot followed hours of emotional and personal debate. I live it every day,” Democratic state Sen. Steven Bradford, who is black, said to his colleagues, according to the Sacramento Bee. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPSeven others states -- Washington, Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, Arizona, New Hampshire and Oklahoma – have banned affirmative action. Nationwide protests demanding racial justice in the wake of George Floyd's police custody death have brought issues like affirmative action to the forefront.

Source: Fox News June 25, 2020 04:06 UTC