Does affirmative action help or hurt people of color?

FAIR Perspectives | Marilyn Singleton and Angel Eduardo

In this short clip from the People are People episode, Dr. Marilyn Singleton discusses affirmative action.

The Episode:

In this episode we speak with Dr. Marilyn Singleton about her upbringing in a multicultural neighborhood and Catholic school in California, her and her peers' views on race and racism throughout the 1960's, her getting into Stanford University, her approach to dealing with sexism and bigotry in her life and how it differs from the way others approach it today, individuality versus conformity, and the goals of FAIR in Medicine.

Dr. Marilyn Singleton is a physician, lawyer, and educator who was among the first women of African descent to attend Stanford University as a freshman. Dr. Singleton studied at UC Berkeley Law School, went on to practice insurance and health law, and currently teaches classes on the detection of elder abuse and constitutional law for non-lawyers. Dr. Singleton is also a fellow for FAIR in Medicine, a nonpartisan professional network dedicated to advancing the highest ethical standards in medical practice, and to promoting a common medical culture based on critical thinking and the pursuit of excellence in all medical endeavors.