Tag Archives: Affirmative Action

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 →

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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 →

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Open Thread | Let Us Be Honest About Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Posted on June 13, 2023 by rikyrah

😒😒🙄🙄 lol yeah, no. What's more likely is that legacy admissions, athletes, children of staff and faculty, and dean's list recipients got in over him. Also high grades and test scores guarantee nothing, most admission committees use that to screen … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Connect The Dots…They are all RELATED

Posted on June 7, 2023 by rikyrah

Fabulous poster over at BJ made this point a couple of months ago, and it never left me. See how she sees it: Suzanne MAY 31, 2023 AT 3:21 PM I know that I go on and on about how … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread

Posted on August 5, 2017 by rikyrah

Enjoy your weekend with family and friends! MUST READ I will not let your affirmative action ignorance belittle my daughter’s achievements By Jonita Davis “Let me set the record straight … ” is how I began a Facebook post on the … Continue reading →

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This is why Attorney General White Citizens Council Won’t Resign. Living out his White Supremacist Fantasies

Posted on August 2, 2017 by rikyrah

RESIGN? You gotta be kidding me. He’s living out all his White Supremacist fantasies. To everyone who voted for this…PHUCK YOU. From The New York Times: Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College Admissions By CHARLIE SAVAGE AUG. … Continue reading →

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