Category Archives: Affirmative Action

Open Thread | Still Don’t Think The Courts Matter?

Posted on June 5, 2024 by rikyrah

The 2016 Election will haunt us FOR DECADES. When we told you that The Courts were at stake. Some of you arrogantly took to purse your lips that you ‘ couldn’t be scared into voting for Hillary by using the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Elections, 2024 Elections, Affirmative Action, African Americans, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Breaking News, Civil Rights, Democracy, Economics, Elections, Federal Judges, Federal Judiciary, GOP, Institutional Racism, Open Thread, Politics, President Joe Biden, Supreme Court | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Open Thread | About All Those ‘ But, the young men are so lonely’ Articles….

Posted on January 31, 2024 by rikyrah

I am tired of reading the articles about how all these young men are so ‘ lonely’. How all these men, who support Trump, as having a hard time in the dating pool. Inevitably, it always comes back to how … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | To All Those Who Talk About ‘Not Voting in 2024’

Posted on November 13, 2023 by rikyrah

For those of you who are Black and are threatening not to vote in 2024. Oh well. Nobody is going to beg you. I don’t have the time. Anyone serious about 2024 doesn’t have the time. I have never been … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | How The Affirmative Action Case Might Effect HBCU’s

Posted on July 3, 2023 by rikyrah

One of the issues that came up after the Supreme Court’s horrible Affirmative Action, was how this would affect HBCU’s. Historically Black Colleges and Universities were developed post-Civil War to educate the newly freed Black populace. The question was what … Continue reading →

Posted in Affirmative Action, Black Excellence, Black History, Breaking News, College Admissions, Current Events, Economics, Education, History, Institutional Racism, Open Thread, Politics, Supreme Court | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

The Dissent From Justice Brown Jackson

Posted on June 30, 2023 by rikyrah

Justice Brown Jackson’s dissent in the Affirmative Action case was brilliant. https://twitter.com/SIfill_/status/1674592067912187906?s=19 Justice Jackson's dissent in the affirmative action cases was fantastic, and I'm going to point out some of the parts that impacted me the most here: — Marcelius … Continue reading →

Posted in Affirmative Action, Breaking News, Current Events, Education, Justice, Open Thread, Politics, Supreme Court | Tagged , , , , | 26 Comments

The Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action

Posted on June 29, 2023 by rikyrah

Breaking News: The Supreme Court rejected affirmative action at Harvard and UNC. The major ruling curtails race-conscious college admissions in the U.S., all but ensuring that elite institutions become whiter and more Asian and less Black and Latino.https://t.co/SlMCRldkvN pic.twitter.com/flnORE7sHa — … Continue reading →

Posted in Affirmative Action, African Americans, Breaking News, Chief Justice John Roberts, College Admissions, Current Events, Education, Open Thread, Politics, Supreme Court | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 40 Comments