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Supreme Court May Strike Down Affirmative Action
If the conservative Roberts Court is true to form, the affirmative action programs that have been used by the nation’s top universities for a generation could be in danger when the U.S. Supreme Court...
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Affirmative Action Again Under Assault as Supreme Court Decision Nears
Critics of affirmative action are hoping that a new report released Wednesday will strengthen their case when the Supreme Court begins deliberations next week about the role of race-based college...
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Many Fear Supreme Court On Verge of Striking Down Affirmative Action
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to once again consider the contentious issue of affirmative action in college admissions by reviewing the program in place at the University of Texas, which affirmative...
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Melissa Harris-Perry Breaks Down Affirmative Action for Justice Clarence Thomas
As the nation’s affirmative action wars heat up once again as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case involving the University of Texas, MSNBC co-host Melissa Harris-Perry crafted an “open letter” to...
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Brazil, Colombia Grappling with Racism that Keeps Blacks on Bottom
For decades, Brazil touted itself as the most racially diverse society in the world, celebrating the idea that there was no racism in Brazil because its society was a melting pot made up of Brazilians...
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Federal Court Strikes Down Michigan Vote Against Affirmative Action
In the latest skirmish in one of the most contentious issues of our time, a federal appeals court in Michigan ruled that the statewide ban on affirmative action at Michigan public universities that...
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Affirmative Action’s Uncertain Future
It was retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor who first predicted the demise of affirmative action in 2003. Writing for the majority in a 5-4 decision in Grutter v. Bollinger in which the...
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Texas Law Professor Says Black Students Inferior Because of Single Mothers
In a stunning display of specious sociological analysis, University of Texas law professor Lino Graglia gave an interview to BBC in which he suggested that African Americans and Hispanics are less...
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Supreme Court Adds 2nd Affirmative Action Case to Docket
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a second case on the use of affirmative action, announcing Monday that it will examine Michigan’s ban on racial considerations in college admissions and...
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Supreme Court Sends Affirmative Action Case Back to Lower Court, Seeking...
The U.S. Supreme Court today disappointed opponents of affirmative action looking for a resounding rejection of the controversial policy as it issued a 7-1 ruling sending the University of Texas...
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Clarence Thomas Compares Affirmative Action to Jim Crow Laws
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas got into Yale Law School thanks in part to affirmative action, according to his autobiography. But that doesn’t make him a fan of the laws designed to improve the...
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Supreme Court May Strike Down Affirmative Action
If the conservative Roberts Court is true to form, the affirmative action programs that have been used by the nation’s top universities for a generation could be in danger when the U.S. Supreme Court...
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Black Brazilians Benefiting From Affirmative Action at Nation’s Universities
courtesy of BBC Antonio Oliveira, 24, was born into a poor, mixed race family in the state of Maranhao in north-east Brazil. As a teenager he had to balance his time between school and helping his...
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Justice Antonin Scalia Blasted For Referring to ‘The Blacks’ During...
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is drawing heat for his use of the term “the Blacks” during yesterday’s court arguments on affirmative action—language that Rev. Al Sharpton blasted as “tone-deaf”...
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Brazilian President Wants 20% of Government Jobs Reserved For Blacks
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil‘s president says she’ll ask congress to pass legislation to reserve 20 percent of the nation’s government jobs for its Black citizens, according to an Associated Press...
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Judicial Affirmative Action: The Next Hurdle for African-American Civil...
In July 2009, Henry Louis Gates Jr., director of the W.E.B. Dubois Institute of African-American Research at Harvard University, was mistaken for an intruder and arrested for attempting to enter his...
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Black Students at University of Michigan Tired of Empty Promises, Lack of...
A group of Black students at the University of Michigan are now threatening to take “physical action” if the university continues to deliver empty promises of racial diversity. The students launched...
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11 Misconceptions About Affirmative Action
The Only Way to Create A Colorblind Society is to Adopt Colorblind Policies Although this statement sounds intuitively plausible, the reality is that colorblind policies often put racial minorities at...
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Rise in Racist Incidents on College Campuses Prompts Activism Among Black...
A recent protest by Black students at the University of Michigan bringing attention to the racial tension and isolation they face on campus, has prompted the New York Times to examine the difficulties...
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Supreme Court Rules Michigan’s Ban of Affirmative Action is Permissible
As expected, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that Michigan’s voter initiative banning racial preferences in admissions to the state’s public universities was constitutionally permissible, putting...
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