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  • two students, one wearing a Yale sweatshirt, stand on the Yale campus.

    DOJ Accuses Yale University of Discriminating Against White, Asian American Applicants

    The Department of Justice launched an investigation into the Ivy League school’s admissions process as part of an ongoing effort to end affirmative action.
    Shani Saxon Aug 14, 2020 10:00AM EDT
    Hasan Minhaj. Brown man with black hair and beard wears grey shirt and black pants and holds hands up in front of screen with pink chart and text and beige background

    WATCH: Hasan Minhaj Denounces Asian Americans Fighting Affirmative Action

    The comedian breaks down the importance of affirmative action in higher education—and how a group of Asian Americans is using anti-Black rhetoric in an attempt to dismantle it.

    Sameer Rao Oct 29, 2018 2:15PM EDT
    Brown people protest outside. One board cardboard sign reads, "I believe in affirmative action."

    Trump Administration Reverses Education Affirmative Action Policy

    “This is a wholly political attack.”

    Kenrya Rankin Jul 5, 2018 1:11PM EDT
    Red brick building with white window and door frames stands behind green grass and grey pathways and brown trees

    The Department of Justice is Reportedly Investigating Harvard's Affirmative Action Policy

    “It speaks volumes that Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department is prioritizing attacking affirmative action at a time when White nationalists are marching openly in the streets.”

    Sameer Rao Oct 5, 2017 5:07PM EDT
    Asian women and men hold black sign with white text on grey street in front of green trees and brown and grey buildings and blue sky

    READ: Asian-American Activists Issue Call to Resist White Supremacist Violence, Complicity in Open Letter

    “It falls on all of us to resist White supremacy, including efforts to be co-opted by White supremacists who do not and have never had our communities’ interests at heart.” 

    Sameer Rao Aug 16, 2017 3:43PM EDT
    Seven protestors hold red, white and blue signs that say "Diversity equals success," and "Out of many, one America" and "Diversity works."

    On Race and Education: What Today's Affirmative Action Decision Really Means

    Victor Goode breaks down the Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin—and how it will impact students of color across the country.

    Victor Goode Jun 23, 2016 1:51PM EDT
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