SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Decades after California voters approved a ban on affirmative action, Gov. Gavin Newsom is citing the state law as a hindrance to giving schools extra funding to support Black students.
But some civil rights advocates are pushing back, saying Newsom has otherwise been willing to take on a legal fight for causes he is passionate about, including gay marriage and gun control.
Groups including the NAACP and Al Sharpton's National Action Network asked the governor for state funding to go specifically to Black public school students, who consistently fare worse academically than their peers.
