diaz-balart. we begin with a decision from the u.s. supreme court that will have huge implications for colleges and universities and society in general. last hour the justices said schools cannot use race as a consideration when it comes to admitting students. ruling that affirmative action programs both at harvard and the university of north carolina are unconstitutional. it is also a decision that could have implications far beyond education. with us now to take a closer look at this, we have nbc news correspondent julia ainsley, who is outside the supreme court, we have reverend al sharpton there in the center of the screen, president of the national action network and host of politics nation on msnbc, as well as maya riley, president of the leadership conference on civil and human rights. welcome to you all on this extraordinary news day. julia, what more did the justices have to say in their decision? reporter: well, in short, they have ended affirmative action as we
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students. certainly they have been making their voices heard about this issue and they have talked about the communities that they have come from. it is really been a multiracial coalition of students here who have been pushing the administration to start planning well in advance of this day. what are you going to do to make sure that our campus is still diverse, that these are still our values? i actually want to bring in one student who i have here with me, augustine, thank you so much for joining me. you re class of 2025. you told me you, to the best of your knowledge, are the only student of ecuadorian heritage in your class. what does this represent for students like you? right, i mean, this is literally high stakes for my family. again, i think about, for example, my little brother, who in a few years will be applying to college, my cousin who in the fall who will be applying to college, the people from my community specifically from the state of new mexico where i am one of tw