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Are Elite High School Admissions The Next Affirmative Action Fight?
The right-wingers who attacked the policy at the college level set their sights on even younger Black students.
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Affirmative Action Decision Is Clarence Thomas’ Dream Come True
“This is the culmination of a dream that has been held by Justice Roberts and especially Clarence Thomas for decades,” says Law Professor Justin Hansford.
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Supreme Court Restricts Race-based Affirmative Action in Higher Education
In a historic blow to affirmative action, the Supreme court ruled that UNC and Harvard University’s race-consious admissions policies are unconstitutional.
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Harvard Defends Use of Affirmative Action Ahead of Supreme Court Case
The ivy league college cites previous cases such as Grutter v. Bollinger to further commit to diversifying its admission practices.
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Students, NAACP File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against University of Texas at Austin Over Racist Fight Song, Allege ‘Hostile Environment’
Students at UT-Austin continue their fight to get rid of the school’s controversial spirit song ‘The Eyes of Texas.’
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Yes, University of Texas Officials Forced Players to Stay on the Field During Racist Fight Song to Appease Donors
Well, shit. Where do we start? Earlier this week, we reported on the ongoing saga at the University of Texas—and by “ongoing saga,” I’m referring to the racist fight song, “The Eyes of Texas,” that the school refuses to leave in the past along with the Atari 2600, Ginuwine’s relevance, and life before the coronavirus.…
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University of Texas Donors Threaten to Pull Donations If School Gets Rid of Racist Fight Song
Pardon me if you’ve heard this before, but the University of Texas at Austin has a bit of an “OK, so is this racist as hell or nah?” problem when it comes to its fight song. But of course, you knew this already because you read The Root. For those out the loop, however, here’s…