NAACP lashes out at 'hate-inspired' Supreme Court after affirmative action ruling

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. In a society still scarred by the wounds of racial disparities, the Supreme Court has displayed a willful ignorance of our reality. The NAACP will not be deterred nor silenced in our fight to hold leaders and institutions accountable for their role in embracing diversity no matter what."

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Derrick Johnson, right, President and CEO of the NAACP had harsh words for the Supreme Court Thursday after it ruled that race-based affirmative action is unconstitutional. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)

"This is a dark day in America. Affirmative action has been a beacon of