Colorblind Remedies for Color-Conscious Wrongs

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In this program, the hosts discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to forbid race-conscious affirmative action  approaches to achieve diversity n higher education.  The discussion contrasts Justice Roberts’ pronouncement that decisions should be color-blind with Justice Jackson’s reminder that the country has been far from colorblind and the effects are not just historical but real in the present because of the intergenerational transmission of inequality.  Moreover, the “self-evident” truth that all are created equal has not been applicable to Black Americans.

Ketanji Jackson Brown’s dissenting opinion

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