Notice how there was almost little or no protest when affirmative action ended with the Supreme Court’s 2023 ban. Notice how there’s almost no protest against the Trump Administration’s determination to end DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion).
Following the recent air crash over Washington DC, it’s not MAGA’s attack on DEI that angered people most; it was Trump’s subsequent unfounded insults and blame that upset people. He was essentially saying women and minorities aren’t qualified and are causing all the accidents as a result. Of course, there’s no evidence whatsoever to support that.
… By the way, who was responsible for all those place crashes and train wrecks that occurred before women and Blacks got the opportunity to operate large vehicles?
But, back to the issue at hand.
As a brotha, I can promise you that simply being a minority isn’t all peaches n’ cream when applying to colleges and jobs. And MAGA will learn this.
As a black male coming from a private prep school with close to a 3.0 GPA and 1280 on my SATs, I failed to get into 2/3 of the colleges I applied to. And that was a while back when fewer Blacks were going to college. My college counselor told me I had an advantage by being a minority. Nevertheless, I was rejected by George Washington, American University, James Madison University, Southern Methodist University, and some others.
I’ve had a tiny advantage at best.
At best.
In the end, colleges and employers want students and employees who will best advance their reputation and bottom line. If a woman or minority were comparable to a White male in every area, I’m sure the former got the benefit of the bout when applying to institutions that practiced DEI.
Keywords = Benefit of the doubt.
That’s it.
Unbeknownst to many, Gallup found most Blacks approved of the end of affirmative action. Very few want to marry someone who only likes them for their money just as very few woman and minorities want to be accepted or hired because of their demographic. Most people don’t want handouts or charity – They want to be respected for the qualities they bring to the table.
… And that takes us to an interesting finding.
Contrary to predictions of significant declines in diversity, several elite universities recently reported increased enrollments of Black and Latino students.
Yale, Dartmouth, Northwestern, the University of Virginia, Wesleyan, Williams, and Bowdoin all enrolled more Black or Latino students in the first admissions cycle following the ban. Princeton and Duke maintained relatively stable demographic figures.
This contrasts with historical precedents, where bans on affirmative action in public universities typically led to sharp drops in underrepresented minority enrollment.
The situation has reignited debates about the purpose of ultra-selective universities and their role in nurturing future leaders versus promoting social mobility.
Don’t be surprised if the end of DEI yields very little change in demographics at some major institutions and workplaces.