▁constitu encies ▁covered . ▁The ▁magazine ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁Alexand ria , ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁History ▁F ounded ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁James ▁A . ▁Land r ith , ▁Jr ., ▁The ▁Mult ira cial ▁Activ ist ▁is ▁registered ▁with ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁under ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁covering ▁news ▁on ▁its ▁core ▁constitu encies , ▁The ▁Mult ira cial ▁Activ ist ▁is ▁involved ▁in ▁various ▁civil ▁libert ies ▁coal itions . ▁ ▁Co al ition ▁topics ▁include ▁ra cial ▁class ifications , ▁domestic ▁surve ill ance , ▁ra cial ▁profil ing , ▁financial ▁priv acy , ▁national ▁identification ▁cards , ▁imm igration ▁reform , ▁and ▁general ▁civil ▁libert ies ▁issues . ▁The ▁Mult ira cial ▁Activ ist ▁participated ▁as ▁a ▁pla int iff ▁in ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁law suit ▁initi ated ▁by ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁National ▁Security ▁Studies ▁against ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Adv oc acy ▁The ▁Mult ira cial ▁Activ ist ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁efforts ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁to ▁allow ▁respond ents ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁and ▁other ▁government ▁forms ▁that ▁collect ▁ra cial ▁classification ▁data ▁to ▁check ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁ra cial ▁classification ▁box . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁The ▁Mult ira cial ▁Activ ist ▁published ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁Bob ▁Jones ▁University , ▁which ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁repe al ▁of ▁their ▁long - standing ▁ban ▁on