Pittsburgh reacts to Supreme Court’s overturning of Affirmative Action

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer

Republican President Donald J. Trump lasted one term, but was able to appoint three conservative justices to the U.S.

the Court sided with a Colorado wedding web designer who refused service to a same-sex couple. For African Americans, the ridding of Affirmative Action at the nation’s colleges and universities hits

Supreme Court, literally turning the High Court from left to right.

Now, America is witnessing the aftermath. First, the Court overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively ending a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion. Last week, the majority-conservative Court ruled that colleges and universities effectively can no longer use Affirmative Action, or admissions decisions based partly on race, saying that it violates the Constitution’s guarantee of “equal protection.”

And to wrap up the week, home the hardest. And it’s not just Blacks who say that colleges will be less diverse without Affirmative Action—many college presidents have come out and said the same thing. If Pittsburgh is known for one thing, it’s the local universities. Pitt. Duquesne. Robert Morris. Point Park. Carlow. Chatham. La Roche. CCAC. IUP. Slippery Rock. Clarion. Cal-U. And more. Parents and grandparents in African American