Recently, the US Supreme Court rejected race-based affirmative action at US colleges and universities. It said that such action “lacks sufficiently focused and measurable objectives warranting ...

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People often associate affirmative action with efforts to end discrimination for people of color. But scholars say the greatest beneficiaries of affirmative action policies are white women, from ...

Affirmative action is racist, and therefore wrong. I once tried to make that point by holding a racist bake sale. I called it an "affirmative action bake sale." I sold cupcakes at a mall.

Myths about affirmative action being discriminatory against Asian Americans helped spread a narrative that college admissions meant to increase diversity were actually racist.

Participants pose for a group photo on Oct. 31 during a rally in support of affirmative action policies outside the Supreme Court. (Eric Lee for The Washington Post) As the Supreme Court considers ...

Affirmative action didn’t just give me a chance; it recognized that I, and many like me, were deserving all along. In 1961, affirmative action emerged as a response to racial injustices.

Affirmative Action : Throughline This conversation was recorded ahead of the Supreme Court's expected decision on affirmative action. As of publishing, no decision has been issued.