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Jul 2023
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How Affirmative Action Changed Their Liv...

The New York Times
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Two weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, declaring that the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina were unlawful. Today, three people whose lives were changed by affirmative action discuss the complicated feelings they have about the policy. Guest: Sabrina Tavernise, a co-hos ... Show More
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