Why Striking Down Affirmative Action Programs Openly Safeguards Systemic Racism
Why is it acceptable for White people to benefit from systems of oppression?
The Supreme Court has ruled that universities cannot consider a prospective student’s race when considering admission. The decision marks the conclusion of a longstanding practice in which universities were allowed to consider race as a factor to enhance and improve diversity in student bodies. However, the decision to strike down race-based college admissions is harmful to Black, Indigenous, and Latino students as it takes away their access to educational opportunities, which impacts their ability to compete in the corporate world.
Affirmative action is often misunderstood. Many view affirmative action-based programs as an automatic in and free pass for non-White students. What critics of affirmative action fail to realise that race-based affirmative action policies were designed to address the racism descendants of enslaved individuals of America face. They fail to realise that the nation is built on the basis of race.
The hypocrisy of striking down college affirmative action programs.
The Supreme Court’s decision safeguards opportunities for wealthy White…
