Colorblind Remedies for Color-Conscious Wrongs

Photo Credit : Encyclyopedia Britanica   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   OTHER EPISODES OF INTEREST   Affirmative Action - How we got to now From Loving vs Virginia to Roe vs Wade: Who gets to decide which rights get protected for Americans The Hands That Rock The Cradle: Donald Trump, the Supreme Court, and the Federalist Society. Whose Constitution is it, Anyway?: Originalism vs. The Living Constitution     RELATED LINKS Follow Ellis Conversations on Twitter Follow Judge Ronald Ellis on Twitter Follow Jamil Ellis on Twitter Follow Jamil Ellis on LinkedIn Check out Unified Ground Check out BlackHistoryChatGPT