Opinion Today
January 16, 2024
Post-Affirmative Action, Views on Admissions Differ by Race Justin McCarthy, Gallup A Gallup Center on Black Voices survey finds that about two in three Americans (68%) say the Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling to end the use of race and ethnicity in university admission decisions is “mostly a good thing.” Black Americans are divided in their assessment of the decision, while majorities of Asian, White and Hispanic adults view the ruling mostly positively.
Age Plays Key Role in Black Views of Affirmative Action Case Justin McCarthy, Gallup While the public has broadly positive views on the Supreme Court’s recent ruling to end the use of race and ethnicity in admission decisions for most universities, Black Americans’ reactions are about evenly split, masking sharp generational differences. The slight majority of Black adults, overall, consider the ruling “mostly a good thing” (52%), while 48% call it “mostly a bad thing.” However, Black adults aged 40 and older mostly view the decision…