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Affirmative Action
HBCU
Affirmative action reversal could increase enrollment, deepen challenges at HBCUs
University presidents expect ruling to prompt more students to seek out Black colleges
Culture
Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions and says race cannot be a factor
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson — the court’s first Black female justice — called the decision “truly a tragedy for us all.”
Sports
Scandal makes it obvious college admissions were never a strict meritocracy
The same justification for admitting athletes or legacy students applies to affirmative action
Culture
Affirmative action is not dead
Supreme Court upholds University of Texas’ policy