The Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act has cemented President Trump’s legacy in erasing civil rights and equal opportunity.
affirmative action
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Trump’s Simple Racism
The real targets of the war on DEI include civil rights enforcement, federal outlays that serve Black communities, and Black workers in and out of government.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
A Conversation With Randall Kennedy
How shall we redeem the deferred promise of civil rights and racial justice?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Conservatives Use Trump Assassination Attempt to Target Women in Anti-Diversity War
It’s a move to enshrine values into law, but it’s not beyond the realm of possibility.
Posted inEconomic Policy
We Can and Should Address Racial Disparities
Most of the programs that would be most beneficial to racial equality are actually universal policies.
Posted inLaw and Justice
‘Brown’ at 70
The rhetorically modest but functionally powerful ruling that ended segregation shouldn’t be misused to forestall other efforts at racial equality.
Posted inTAP
DEI and Multiracial Coalition
Today on TAP: Does redoubled commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion among the already liberal address the deeper problem of systemic racism? Does it backfire politically?
Posted inTAP
Will Claudine Gay Keep Her Job?
Today on TAP: The assault on the beleaguered president of Harvard continues.
Posted inTAP
Why It Feels Like the 1850s
Today on TAP: States that deny rights to women are demanding that free states do their bidding—with the help of courts.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Campus Whitewash
What will the end of affirmative action mean for prospective students of color navigating the application process at elite universities?
