Ying Ma: California vs. 'wokeness' – here's how believers in equality fought back and won

The early days of the Biden administration have presented "racial justice" and "racial equity" as the new buzzwords for the entire executive branch. 

But those who believe in equality for all rather than special treatment for some should not despair: Just last November, a wildly successful campaign in California beat back the "equity" onslaught in a most unlikely landslide victory.   The struggle over oppression credentials is not what Americans of any party should want, in California or nationwide.  The effort defeated Proposition 16, a measure that sought to overturn a ballot initiative passed in 1996 – and adopted as part of the California state Constitution – that prohibits racial preferences in public education, contracting and employment. In a state where Biden defeated Trump by nearly 2 to 1, the No on 16 campaign, for which I served as communications director, won by a 14-point margin.