been fighting for civil rights and racial justice for over 80 years, over eight decades. the organization has had just seven leaders. but a new president will be taking the helm this spring. and joining me now is jenai nelson, incoming president of the naacp legal defense fund. ms. nelson, thank you so much for joining us this evening, and i ve known you, you ve been in the battlefield and we ve been in a couple of fox holes together with the amazing predecessor you had, cherylin ifill. recently you did an interview with the washington post and something you said made me realize you are someone who, as the kids say, understands the assignment.
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unbidden, is in line with that type of thinking. what we re seeing here is ultimate manifestation of elections have consequences. president trump is president of the united states. he came into office with ideas surrounded by people with clear ideas about what they want to do, about the kinds of ideas and philosophies they want to push, and they are pushing them. we re seeing it with affirmative action today, we saw it with transgender last week, who knows what it will be next week. jonathan capehart, jenai nelson, thank you so much. we re following breaking news from minneapolis after an explosion at a private christian k through 12 school. the local fire department says three people are still not accounted for. at this point, we cannot confirm any fatalities. crews continue to search the scene. fire officials say the explosion appears to be the result of a severed gas line. more on this as it comes in and we ll be right back. i m worried i can t find a safe used car. you could
the trump administration is apparently planning to divert resources from the justice department away from pursuing civil rights investigations to instead study alleged bias against whites instead of minorities in college admissions. a potential to reopen long decided cases of affirmative la rights groups and academic institutions across the country. joining me now is jenai nelson, counsel of the naacp legal defense and educational fund and with me here, jonathan capehart, opinion writer for the washington post and msnbc contributor. we have seen cases in texas and michigan over the years, i remember covering the bakee case. this has gone through various iterations at various universities with compromises along the way. where do we stand as far as the law is confirmed?