and i think that across the board, the vast majority of the american people don t agree with a lot of the decisions the courts are making. president biden in an exclusive interview with my colleague, nicolle wallace, responding to today s very predictable supreme court decision on affirmative action. and that is where we begin tonight, with the united states supreme court once again turning the arc of justice away from equality and back to the early 20th century. striking down the use of affirmative action in college admissions. the roberts court, which wouldn t even look like the court it is today without affirmative action, decided that race conscious admissions programs at harvard university and the university of north carolina violate equal protection under the constitution. it is fitting then that it would be the court s first black woman justice, ketanji brown jackson, who clearly articulated the cost of this latest regression. writing in her dissent, with let them
decision. just a few days ago cbs news ran a pole asking americans about this very issue. 70% responded that colleges should not be allowed to use race in college admissions. a new york times poll recently found 60% of democrats also oppose race as a factor in admissions. americans across the country have rejected affirmative action at the ballot box too, even in blue state california. in the 2020 election democratic leaders in the state put affirmative action on the ballot. the pro- affirmative action activist, the governor, u.s. senators and the golden state warriors pushed voters to support the initiative. they out bid opponents of affirmative action by 19-1. in the end, nearly 60% of californians voted to kill affirmative action. it didn t work. no matter how hard the democratic party tries, no matter how much money they spend, the american people have rejected the view that we should be judged on our skin color. so if anyone is trying to hold on to the past like the demo
thanks for watching. i ll see it back here tomorrow, for another live hour of politicsnation. tomorrow, my guests include united auto workers president shawn fain. who earlier this week endorsed president biden. that is tomorrow at five pm eastern, right here on msnbc. the saturday show with jonathan capehart starts right now. jonathan, after the hard news, you ll be interviewing understand oscar nominee my friend jeffrey right of american fiction. it sounds like a great show. take it away jonathan. all right brett, thank you very. much all right brett, thank y under . donald trump s iron grip on the gop, now extends from the campaign trail to capitol hill. republicans could tank a border bill just to help them politically. my all-star panel molly jong-fast, michael steele, and luke broadwater, they are here to discuss what is at stake. the magic number, a jury verdict orders donald trump to pay 83 point $3 million for defaming e. jean carroll after she accused him of sexua
donald trump s iron grip on the gop, now extends from the campaign trail to capitol hill. republicans could tank a border bill just to help them politically. my all-star panel molly jong-fast, michael steele, and luke broadwater, they are here to discuss what is at stake. the magic number, a jury verdict orders donald trump to pay 83 point $3 million for defaming e. jean carroll after she accused him of sexual assault. we ll take a closer look at when or if she will see the money, and what trump s courtroom theatrics could tell us about his upcoming criminal trials. and, mr. wright, first time oscar nominee jeffrey wright joins me to talk about his acclaimed movie, american fiction, how it reflects his life experience, and the role i hope he gets to play one day. i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. donald trump and nikki haley are back on the campaign trail tonight, as we countdown to next month s 2024 presidential contest in nevada and south car
Celebration for freedom. Now, a national holiday, juneteenth is the direct result of centuries of resistance and revolution by black people leading a fight for their liberation. In 1861, tension between the north and the south reached its Breaking Point over slavery and statehood, and The Civil War began. On january 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of The Civil War, president Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that all people held as slaves within the confederate controlled states were now free. The proclamation also granted black men access into a struggling union army. By the end of the war, more than 200,000 black soldiers, known as the United States colored troops, had enlisted, becoming instrumental to the unions victory. The civil war officially ended in april of 1865, but it wasnt until june 19th of that year, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, that thousands of colored troops arrived in galveston texas, to read general or