We are proud to be here on the steps of #SCOTUS in fierce solidarity with Lawyers' Committee ☎️866-OUR-VOTE, The Leadership Conference, African American Policy Forum, our organizing partners, and students and alumni from across the country to #DefendDiversity + #AffirmOpportunity .

We cannot and will not go back.

We are outside the Supreme Court now. Many students of color face educational barriers BECAUSE of their race. Affirmative action simply takes this factor into account, bc ignoring race means ignoring the systemic disadvantages that BIPOC students unfairly endure. #DefendDiversity

On ABC News, David Lewis ‘24: We are not admitting GPAs but full people. Muskaan Arshad ‘25: Affirmative action makes a more equitable and diverse society. #DefendDiversity #WeWontGoBack Legal Defense Fund Advancing Justice - AAJC Harvard University Harvard UniversityFGHA Harvard UniversityAlumni Harvard University4A Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance

“We live in society where race plays a critical role in our experiences & access to resources,” Thang Diep ‘19 said. A “way we can make the education system better is to acknowledge these barriers.” #DefendDiversity ⁦Lawyers' Committee ☎️866-OUR-VOTE⁩ ⁦Legal Defense Fund⁩ cnn.com/2022/10/29/us/…

Sally Chen and andrew e. brennen are courageous for telling their personal stories about how they have benefited from #AffirmativeAction .

When our communities come together, white supremacy cannot divide us. This is what solidarity looks like. #DefendDiversity 🧵

Tomorrow, #SCOTUS will hear SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. University of North Carolina, two landmark cases concerning the legality of race-conscious admissions programs.

Ms. Turnage Young explains what's at stake in these cases on The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart. #AffirmDiversity #DefendDiversity

1978 Asian Americans joined a huge, multiracial coalition in DC to defend affirmative action against Allan Bakke SCOTUS case. 2022 today a new generation is back and ready to #DefendDiversity ! #NotYourWedge

Harvard students traveled to Washington D.C. ahead of the Supreme Court oral arguments tomorrow. #DefendDiversity

Solidarity, joy, determination in D.C. ahead of tomorrow’s Sup Ct argument. Proud to be here with brilliant students from Harvard, UNC, UMd, UC, Yale and elsewhere. Gratitude to our ⁦Legal Defense Fund⁩ team. #defenddiversity #wewontgoback ⁦Advancing Justice - AAJC⁩ ⁦Lawyers' Committee ☎️866-OUR-VOTE⁩

Excited to see all the students and alumni with Coalition for a Diverse Harvard turning out in advance of oral arguments for the #SCOTUS cases on affirmative action. #affirmdiversity

There will 'be a really awesome & diverse group of enthusiastic students & activists going to the Sup Court while the oral argument is happening, saying diversity does make a difference,” said Harvard BSA's David E. Lewis ’24. #DefendDiversity @naacp_ldf thecrimson.com/article/2022/1…

Prof. Oiyan Poon & 1,200 experts: Decades of rigorous research studies show that diversity is impt to a healthy multiracial democracy & benefits ALL students, inc. Asian Americans. #DefendDiversity OiYan Poon 潘愛欣 Janelle S. Wong Legal Defense Fund Advancing Justice - AAJC
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Diverse Harvard's Kristin Penner says Ed Blum is waging a war on racial equity aimed at undercutting policies designed to help non-white Americans overcome racial obstacles persisting in U.S. life. #DefendDiversity #WeWontGoBack Legal Defense Fund @lawyerscomm
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In solidarity with the AMAZING Univ. of Maryland Student Union activists and awesome Prof Janelle Wong. We'll see you in D.C. this weekend!
#DefendDiversity
#AffirmOpportunity
#WeWontGoBack
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So proud of the student organizers! “If this case falls through, it could lead to a completely different Harvard experience,” said Muskaan Arshad '25. “It’ll never be the same again, and that’s really scary to me.” #DefendDiversity #WeWontGoBack Legal Defense Fund
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'Reports of affirmative action’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Several plausible reasons suggest that the Supreme Court may not kill affirmative action.' #DefendDiversity nytimes.com/2022/10/26/opi…