By California Black Media News Staff Since California banned affirmative action 25 years ago, experts say data shows significant drops in the numbers of Blacks and other minorities attending universities and securing government contracts in the state. In education, for example, Ed Trust West, an Oakland-based nonprofit and research organization focused on equity, says the […]| By California Black Media News Staff Since California banned affirmative action 25 years ago, experts say data shows significant drops in the numbers of Blacks and other minorities attending universities and securing government contracts in the state. In education, for example, Ed Trust West, an Oakland-based nonprofit and research organization focused on equity, says the […]