indictment he is facing. plus, actor marcus scribner is in our simone spotlight. once the child star on the comedy, black-ish, now in the final season of grown-ish. what is next in his career and his role in climate change activism? i have something to say. it s been just over a week since the six conservative justices on the united states supreme court upended decades of precedent, banning the consideration of race in the college admissions process. now, americans are beginning to evaluate this new terrain with some launching new efforts in the fight for racial equity and education, others working overtime to shut out students of color. this week, a group called lawyers for civil rights, or lcr, filed a complaint against harvard university. one of the response to the supreme court admissions cases one behalf of three civil rights organizations based in boston. they are asking the federal government to intervene and abolish a system called legacy preference. legacy preferen
indictments he s facing. plus, actor marcus scribner is in our simone spotlight. once a star of the tv company black-ish, now in the final season of grown-ish. what s next in his career and role and climate change activism? i m simone sanders-townsend, and i have something to. so it s been just over a week since the six conservative justices on the united states supreme court upended decades of precedent, banning the consideration of race in the polyp college admissions process. now americans are beginning to evaluate this new terrain, with some launching new efforts in the fight for racial equity in education. others working overtime to shut out students of color. this week, a group called lawyers forced civil rights or lcr fall to complete against harvard university. one of the respondents on the supreme court s admissions case is on behalf of three civil rights organizations based in boston. they re asking the federal government to intervene and abolish a system call
policies at work. now the education department civil rights office will evaluate lcr s claims, potentially investigate the policies of harvard. the complaint highlights a study by the national bureau of economic research, which conducted this research from 2014 to 2019. and it shows that legacy applicants were nearly six times more likely to gain acceptance compared to non-legacy applicants at the elite school. and when an institution goes 211 years without admitting a single black student as harper did, and fails to admit more than a dozen black students in one class for more than one century after, all the way until the 1970s, you can expect some glaring, racial disparities in the legacy process. but sure enough, the national bureau of economic research says that nearly 70% of legacy applicants at harvard are white. the folks at lcr argue that this is a violation of title six of the civil rights act. title six states, no person in
those types of policies that are at harvard. now, the education department civil rights office will evaluate the claims and potentially investigate policies at harvard. the complaint highlights a study by the national bureau of economic research, which conducted this research from 2014 to 2019. and it shows that legacy applicants were nearly six times more likely to gain acceptance compared to non-legacy applicants at the elite school. and when an institution goes 211 years without admitting a single black student, as harvard did, and fails to admit more than a dozen black students in one class for more than one century after, all the way into the 1970s, you can expect some glaring racial disparities in the legacy process. and sure enough, the national bureau of economic research says that nearly 70% of legacy applicants at corporate or white. the folks at lcr or do you that this is a violation of title six of the civil rights act. title six dates no person in
kingdom do not continue to be let down by process which leads only to pain, suffering a disappointment for the vast majority. as part of this, we will deliver on our commitment to veterans who served in northern ireland, we will provide certainty former members of the security forces, many of whom remain fearful of the prospect of being the subject of the prospect of being the subject of ongoing investigations that will hang over them for years to come even though the vast majority accidental accordance with the law and often at great personal risk. we are also unequivocally committed to delivering for victims and survivors. time is crucial and as we move on, we risk the real possibility we will lose any chance to get the vital information families want and need. they have waited long enough, a focus on information would offer the best chance of giving more families some sense ofjustice through acknowledgement, accountability and restorative means. we need to progress our understanding