Affirmative action
“Deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life,” wrote the first Black woman to serve on the court.
For once, SCOTUS and public are in sync. A poll found 65% of the U.S.—including 57% of Latinos, and a plurality of Biden voters and Blacks—oppose race as an admissions criterion.
As the dust from the Supreme Court decision settles, Black political leaders should explore a new agenda of restitution for the unjust enrichment from slavery and Jim Crow.
The decision is likely to have sweeping effects on diversity efforts throughout the country.
During the Supreme Court arguments about the future of affirmative action, one might be forgiven for forgetting the cases arose from alleged discrimination against Asian Americans.
There was a time that institutionalized racism kept Black and Latino Americans from having a fair shot at college and career. But it’s time to move past that.
The GOP feigns outrage over “fairness,” but “affirmative action for me, none for thee” is their unofficial mantra.