Here's what to know about affirmative action.

The Trump administration is  investigating and suing colleges who have used affirmative action to discriminate against white applicants. Ironically, affirmative action, sets policy for places like schools and employers to give minorities and women equal opportunity placement, and was implemented in the 1960’s to balance out discriminatory practices against these groups.  Supporters say it’s a long overdue overhaul, […]

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The Young Conservatives of Texas chapter at UT-Austin held an affirmative action bake sale that angered students and lead to a protest.

The plaintiff, Abigail Noel Fisher, charged the ruling was unfair and that she was a victim of racial discrimination.

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In an op-ed for NewsOne, Benjamin L. Crump, president of the National Bar Association and prominent civil rights attorney, condemns Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia‘s remarks that some African-Americans are hurt by being admitted to top universities and might be better served at “slower-track” ones. The comments, which generated a firestorm of controversy, came last week during […]

We may be praising Indian-American actress Mindy Kaling for breaking barriers as a woman of color in Hollywood, but it’s her older and estranged brother’s…

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  1. Detroit Teen Takes Affirmative Action Talk about not taking no for an answer! High school senior Brooke Kimbrough is literally this week’s poster…

The John Roberts’ (pictured) court did not completely pull out the rug from under affirmative action. Yet one could argue that it tripped Michigan’s Affirmative…

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If you’ve never been to N.Y.C., you might be surprised by the amount of diversity and vibrant cultural exchanges you can find.  But if you…