The funny thing about affirmative action is that Black people truly very rarely, if ever, benefitted from affirmative action policies. For the most part, according to various studies,
White women benefitted the most from affirmative action policies. This is mainly because such policies helped women in general more so than racial minorities, and of course, because the United States is 60% White, most of the women that benefitted were White. A common misconception is that Black people benefit from it the most, resulting in a bunch of unqualified Black people getting positions that they don't deserve. However, a quick Google search proves that this notion is completely wrong. What makes this ruling alarming is that affirmative action is not solely based upon race, but only the race portion of the affirmative action policies were struck down. Of course, gender, LGBT identity, having a disability, and so on are also considered in affirmative action policies. As a result, (White) women, LGBT people, people with disabilities, etc. are still likely to be considered, but people of certain of races, especially Black people, are mostly going to be affected. However, it's not actually
all bad. Evidence also proves that Black people are still highly discriminated against regarding college admissions compared to other groups. Even if the Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action, discrimination in America is still illegal. This means that if any person of any racial group is discriminated against regarding college admissions, they still have the right to sue for equality. Therefore, albeit this ruling might seem like a big deal, it really isn't. Affirmative action policies are not the only way to fight for equality.
