{"id":8859,"date":"2023-07-06T13:56:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T13:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=8859"},"modified":"2023-07-06T13:56:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T13:56:46","slug":"national-fair-housing-reacts-to-supreme-court-affirmative-action-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/06\/national-fair-housing-reacts-to-supreme-court-affirmative-action-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"National Fair Housing Reacts to Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Special to The Truth<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Supreme Court Ruling Against Affirmative Action in College Admissions at<br \/>\nHarvard and University of North Carolina Undermines Efforts to Create<br \/>\nDiverse Student Bodies to Benefit the Nation<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Harvard and<br \/>\nUNC\u2019s affirmative action plans violate the 14th Amendment\u2019s Equal<br \/>\nProtection Clause. While the Court seemingly left existing precedent<br \/>\nuntouched, its decision calls into question the use of affirmative action<br \/>\nin future college admissions. Nikitra Bailey, Executive Vice President of<br \/>\nthe National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), issued the following statement<br \/>\ncondemning the Court for not outright upholding educational equity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the course of nearly 50 years of precedent where race could be a<br \/>\nfactor in college admissions, the U.S. Supreme Court interjected new<br \/>\nhurdles for students of color who have overcome structural barriers in<br \/>\npursuit of higher education. Today\u2019s rulings place additional burdens on<br \/>\nBlack, Latino, API, Native American, and other students of color to prove<br \/>\nhow systemic discrimination affects them and how their histories can<br \/>\nbenefit an institution of higher learning. The Court\u2019s decision is likely<br \/>\nto result in denying all students the ability to benefit from diverse<br \/>\nstudent bodies that enhance educational experiences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur K-12 school systems, like our neighborhoods, remain extremely<br \/>\nsegregated despite the rich and broad diversity in the United States. All<br \/>\nstudents should have access to high-opportunity schools, but where you live<br \/>\nimpacts your child\u2019s ability to attend a well-resourced school with<br \/>\nexpanded learning opportunities. Throughout the nation, school systems<br \/>\nspend $26 billion more in predominately White school districts than they do<br \/>\nin school districts that are predominately Black, Latino, API, and Native<br \/>\nAmerican, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the racial education gap.<br \/>\nAffirmative action made higher education a viable pathway for students from<br \/>\nintentionally disadvantaged communities expanding their future<br \/>\nopportunities regardless of what zip code they grew up in. That pathway now<br \/>\nhas more hurdles to be jumped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to attempting to level the playing field of past<br \/>\ndiscriminatory educational policies, affirmative action also sought to<br \/>\nincrease diversity on campuses to benefit all students. In fact, 79 percent<br \/>\nof Americans believe that diversity contributes to a better education for<br \/>\nall students, which in turn benefits our nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s ruling is disappointing as it turns the 14th Amendment on its<br \/>\nhead, but we must continue fighting to advance racial justice. We know that<br \/>\nso called \u2018race-neutral\u2019 options are not the solution to centuries of<br \/>\nrace-conscious discrimination, and the 14th Amendment permits<br \/>\nrace-conscious remedies. Today, in fact, the Court stated nothing precludes<br \/>\nthe consideration of race in admissions as long as it is narrowly tailored<br \/>\nto survive judicial scrutiny. We will continue partnering with other civil<br \/>\nrights organizations to uplift communities of color and ensure that<br \/>\nopportunities in education are open to all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is the country\u2019s only<br \/>\nnational civil rights organization dedicated solely to eliminating all<br \/>\nforms of housing and lending discrimination and ensuring equal<br \/>\nopportunities for all people. As the trade association for over 170 fair<br \/>\nhousing and justice-centered organizations and individuals throughout the<br \/>\nU.S. and its territories, NFHA works to dismantle longstanding barriers to<br \/>\nequity and build diverse, inclusive, well-resourced communities._<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special to The Truth Supreme Court Ruling Against Affirmative Action in College Admissions at Harvard and University of North Carolina Undermines Efforts to Create Diverse Student Bodies to Benefit the Nation Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Harvard and UNC\u2019s affirmative action plans violate the 14th Amendment\u2019s Equal Protection Clause. 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