Chief legal correspondent Shannon Bream unpacks the Supreme Court’s decision against affirmative action. The NAACP lashed out at the U.S.
Supreme Court for its Thursday ruling that banned U.S. colleges and Universities from applying affirmative action in their admissions.
The organization dismissed the court's six-member majority as "hate-inspired people in power," and argues that race plays an "undeniable role" in determining the quality of life of black Americans. "Today the Supreme Court has bowed to the personally held beliefs of an extremist minority.
We will not allow hate-inspired people in power to turn back the clock and undermine our hard-won victories. The tricks of America's dark past will not be tolerated," NAACP President Derrick Johnson wrote in a statement. "Let me be clear - affirmative action exists because we cannot rely on colleges, universities, and employers to enact admissions and hiring practices that embrace diversity, equity and inclusion," he continued. "Race plays an undeniable role in shaping the identities of and quality of life for Black Americans.