{"id":7893,"date":"2023-06-29T21:42:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T01:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/press-releases\/common-cause-our-nation-is-stronger-when-colleges-are-racially-diverse\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T21:42:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T01:42:40","slug":"common-cause-our-nation-is-stronger-when-colleges-are-racially-diverse","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/tl\/press\/common-cause-our-nation-is-stronger-when-colleges-are-racially-diverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Cause: \u201cOur Nation is Stronger When Colleges are Racially Diverse\u201d"},"template":"","class_list":["post-7893","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"\u201cYesterday\u2019s Supreme Court decision is nothing but a willful disregard for the racial diversity that makes our country great.\"","featured_image":"","press_type":236,"authors":null,"related_issues":[131,2066],"related_work":false,"location":46},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pro-democracy group protects HBCU, youth programs as court ignores diversity<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Washington, DC<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2014 Yesterday, June 29, the United States Supreme Court <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/supreme-court\/supreme-court-strikes-affirmative-action-programs-harvard-unc-rcna66770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">abandoned precedent<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to further deny the freedom of opportunity to the country\u2019s youth in its decision in <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. University of North Carolina decision<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since 2005, Common Cause\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/tl\/emerging-power\/tungkol-sa-amin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alyansa para sa Umuusbong na Kapangyarihan<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> program has worked to ensure the nation\u2019s youth have the skills and experience to participate in democracy and fight for change from the college campus to Congress. To empower the next generation of leaders, the program offers a paid internship, the Student Action Alliance Democracy Fellowship, and an Election Protection Fellowship.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The following is a statement of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/tl\/mga-tao-2\/alyssa-canty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alyssa Canty<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, director of youth programs at Common Cause.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cYesterday\u2019s Supreme Court decision is nothing but a willful disregard for the racial diversity that makes our country great.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our nation is stronger when colleges are racially diverse and every young person has a chance to succeed. Our educational institutions should be places where youth are exposed to different ideas, experiences, and people, all with the goal of learning how to work together to build a more perfect union.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That\u2019s why Common Cause is committed to supporting our Black and brown youth as they exercise their freedom to opportunity. We will continue to offer paid internships, partner with colleges and universities, and ensure we develop the leaders who will help us achieve the multiracial democracy we deserve.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Only by ensuring our universities resemble the diversity of our country can we secure a government that truly reflects the will of the people.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">###<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ang <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/tl\/emerging-power\/tungkol-sa-amin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Common Cause Alliance for Emerging Power<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> works to build the next generation of democracy leaders through youth advocacy training, nonpartisan voter education, and voter protection. The program includes our Internship Program, The Student Action Alliance Democracy Fellowship, The Ambassador Program, and Election Protection Fellowship.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>"}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Common Cause: \u201cOur Nation is Stronger When Colleges are Racially Diverse\u201d - Common Cause<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/tl\/press-releases\/common-cause-our-nation-is-stronger-when-colleges-are-racially-diverse\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Common Cause: \u201cOur Nation is Stronger When Colleges are Racially Diverse\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/tl\/pindutin\/common-cause-our-nation-is-stronger-when-colleges-are-racially-diverse\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CommonCause\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CC-Share-Graphic-Main9.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@CommonCause\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/press-releases\/common-cause-our-nation-is-stronger-when-colleges-are-racially-diverse\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/press-releases\/common-cause-our-nation-is-stronger-when-colleges-are-racially-diverse\/\",\"name\":\"Common Cause: \u201cOur Nation is Stronger When Colleges are Racially Diverse\u201d - 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