This morning, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down the longstanding precedent of affirmative action in U.S. colleges and universities. 

Without incentives and laws that remove barriers for minorities in the United States, we see that our sordid past with racial discrimination tends to resurface. 

According to the Center for American Progress, "one study found that students of color experience a 23 percentage point decline in likelihood of admission to highly selective public colleges after an affirmative action ban goes into effect." 

John, the highest court in the land has now ruled in favor of the radical right on pivotal cases such as this one (Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College), Dobbs, and others. 

We do ourselves no favors as a nation by ignoring our past and the discriminatory trends that we know are alive and well. However, the GOP wants to both claim racism isn't real and also bury our past. Of course, they will pander this SCOTUS decision as a "step away from racism." Their rhetoric is that racism doesn't exist while defending blatant racists. If racism is not alive and well, why fear college courses on African American history? Why ban books explaining the impact of racism? Why the fear-mongering over a "non-issue?"

The Supreme Court should not be influenced and directed by a radical faction of one party. Help us fight back by signing and sharing our petition.

In solidarity,

- No Dem Left Behind