The Insight Center for Community Economic Development recently released a report on the effects of Proposition 209 in California on contracting and business development for people of color and women. The report examines California’s 58 counties and largest cities in an attempt to identify strong and replicable contracting programs that have been able to maintain or increase public contracting opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses, while remaining within the confines of the law.
In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents and producers share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events. CNN's Soledad O'Brien and Stan Wilson visited San Quentin for "CNN Presents: Black in America" which airs July 23 and 24, at 9 p.m. ET.
