“The best that can be said of the majority’s perspective is that it proceeds (ostrich-like) from the hope that preventing consideration of race will end racism.”
The Supreme Court’s ideological divisions were on full display Thursday as it handed down its ruling on affirmative action: All six conservative justices declared such programs unconstitutional, while all three liberals voted to preserve them.
Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts argued that affirmative action violated the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause.
“A look back to the 1964 Navajo Nation Fair ❤ The Navajo Nation Fair was initially started in 1937 as an opportunity for our Diné people to unite and gather for a couple of days to socialize, race horses, compare each other’s harvest, have something positive and enjoyable to do rather than just dealing with the Depression, stock reduction, unemployment and having their children hauled off to boarding school. Be proud to be Diné!”, Southern Navajo Nation Fair
Recent hummingbirds: White-eared hummingbird / zafiro orejas blancas (Basilinna leucotis) at Beatty’s Guest Ranch, Cochise County, Arizona.
White ears are regular summer visitors to Arizona, but in very low numbers, with fewer than 200 birds migrating here from Mexico each year. For a few weeks in June and July, Beatty’s is the most reliable place in the U.S. to find these striking birds.
I’ll have more white ear posts throughout the coming week.
