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He also argued that ranking applicants by SAT scores ends up disadvantaging high-achieving low-income, first-generation and underrepresented minorities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

These safeguards, he wrote, were untouched by the decision, and would continue to protect racial minorities against attacks on their political representation.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

While the case focused on the voting power of Black Americans, Taylor noted that the decision impacts all minorities as well.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Cole-Hamilton told the debate that voters would expect parties to come together in a parliament of minorities to agree a budget.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

But for countless poor people—particularly racial minorities who disproportionately rely on public assistance—that possibility looms large.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander