21 Jul 2023
Episode 16: Affirmative Action
In this episode, I’ll tackle the recent supreme court decision that effectively ends affirmative action. Join me as I delve into what necessitates affirmative action, the racial wealth gap, and the stunning hypocrisy of educational outcomes in our nation.
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Resources referenced: supreme court rulings (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/07/us/major-supreme-court-cases-2023.html), affirmative action definition (https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/affirmative_action), affirmative action is not (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DAS/Commissioners-Office/Myths-and-Facts-11082007.pdf), why we need affirmative action (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffraikes/2023/01/27/the-court-is-coming-for-affirmative-action-that-would-be-a-terrible-mistake/), who benefits the most (https://www.teenvogue.com/story/affirmative-action-who-benefits), Bakke decision (https://www.jstor.org/stable/2678715), definitions (https://www.cui.edu/academicprograms/education/servant-leadership-institute/perfecting-the-practice/blog/post/how-to-balance-equity-equality-and-fairness), not enough (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/07/03/opinion/for-most-college-students-affirmative-action-was-not-enough.html), still necessary (https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/03/21/why-we-still-need-affirmative-action-especially-in-the-workplace/?sh=da07a4026c1c), SFFA v. Harvard overview (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Students_for_Fair_Admissions_v._Harvard), majority opinion (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-strikes-affirmative-action-programs-harvard-unc-rcna66770), Clarence Thomas (https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-clarence-thomas-go-yale-under-affirmative-action-policy-1810180), legacy admissions (https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/07/16/legacy-college-admissions-affirmative-action/), college admissions scandal (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/feds-uncover-massive-college-entrance-exam-cheating-plot-n982136), Ohio mom (https://abcnews.go.com/US/ohio-mom-jailed-sending-kids-school-district/story?id=12763654#:~:text=Interest%20Successfully%20Added-,Ohio%20Mom%20Kelley%20Williams%2DBolar%20Jailed%20for%20Sending%20Kids%20to,get%20kids%20in%20better%20district.&text=Jan.,has%20landed%20her%20behind%20bars.), Tanya McDowell case (https://people.com/crime/mom-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-using-friends-address-to-enroll-son-in-school/), Joy-Ann Reid quote (https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/joy-reid-affirmative-action-harvard-supreme-court-rcna92190)
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