Supreme Court Decision on Race-Conscious Public School Policies

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Supreme Court Decision on Race-Conscious Public School Policies

Longtime civil rights activists deplore the Supreme Court's ruling against school admission policies based on race, but other commentators say it's time to acknowledge that the time for Brown v. Board of Education has passed. The future of...

Longtime civil rights activists deplore the Supreme Court's ruling against school admission policies based on race, but other commentators say it's time to acknowledge that the time for Brown v. Board of Education has passed. The future of integration and equal protection in the public schools.

Guests

Juan Williams

NPR News Analyst, FOX News Political analyst, and author of numerous books, including "Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--and What We Can Do About It."

Theodore Shaw

president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Deanna Tinsley

60-year resident of Louisville, Ky. She worked in the Louisville Schools for 38 years.

Deborah Stallworth

Jefferson County Schools parent

Kathleen Brose

president of Parents Involved in Community Schools

Related Links

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
National Public Radio
Supreme Court of the United States

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