Nevada Racial Equity Report Card
On December 15, the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN) released the first ever Nevada Racial Equity Report Card. The report card, which grades legislators and the Governor on their performance during the 2009 legislative session, highlights legislation on education, economic and health equity, civil rights and tribal sovereignty, and institutional racism. The report card was a joint effort of Western States Center and PLAN. Kalpana Krishnamurthy, RACE Program Director at the Center, served as the principal researcher and author of the report card.
- Kalpana Krishnamurthy
Nevada’s report card, which features the latest data available on racial disparities in the state, generated a strong response from legislators, the Governor, and the media. “More than nineteen legislators and the Governor got an F, so there’s clearly room for improvement,” said Bob Fulkerson, PLAN’s Executive Director. “But we also saw some real champions of racial equity – legislators who sponsored bills on home foreclosures, a moratorium on the death penalty, and creating domestic partnerships in Nevada. The report card shows how eighteen bills would have benefited communities of color while also improving the lives of all Nevadans.”
PLAN is reaching out to other racial justice groups in Nevada to bring more groups together for the 2011 report card. In January, groups in WA and ID will release their first Racial Equity Report Cards as well. Click here to see the Nevada report card.
