Hear Me Out: Affirmative Action Failed Poor Black Kids
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The Loss of Affirmative Action
LZ Granderson: Affirmative action was dearly fought for, not just by Martin Luther King. He says it was supposed to be a first step as we worked toward solving systemic problems that are still with us. LZ: We're pulling down the tent poles, collapsing everything and we're losing the space without ever having solved anything inside. "I don't think I can convince people to come up with concrete policies that target the black poor," he says.
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