by Subscriber Area | Mar 13, 2023 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines, Free Black Studies video lessons
Affirmative Action and the Future of Racial Diversity in Higher Education By Darius Spearman (African Elements) The Supreme Court is currently hearing two lawsuits that challenge the admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. These...
by News Headlines | Dec 8, 2022 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
Supreme Court weighs a potential ban on Affirmative Action.For nearly 60 years, federal government-enacted policies have granted sweeping changes to the workforce and education system as people of all races, colors, creeds, religions and disenfranchised groups advance...
by News Headlines | Dec 8, 2022 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
Photo: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesWill the Supreme Court blow up 233 years of established law and nullify hundreds of state constitutional provisions that govern federal elections?Believe it or not, that question was indeed in front of the...
by News Headlines | Nov 29, 2022 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments from Harvard and the University of North Carolina about using race and ethnicity in admissions policies. At stake is the fate of affirmative action and the positive effects that race-conscious policies have had on higher...
by News Headlines | Nov 10, 2022 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
For a couple of generations now, the Supreme Court’s position on affirmative action has been that “race consciousness” in university admissions is a constitutional means to achieve student body diversity. In two cases argued this term, SFFA v. UNC and SFFA v. Harvard,...