The question now becomes, is any of these excellent Black women allowed to defend themselves against the lies propagated against them?
Joy Reid did respond to this incident that took place sept 10.
Education + Career Achievements
| Person | Undergraduate | Honors | Graduate / Law | Honors | Career Milestones / “Firsts” |
| Michelle Obama | Princeton University, B.A. in Sociology, 1985 | Cum laude | Harvard Law School, J.D., 1988 | – (Harvard Law doesn’t use Latin honors at that level) | • First African American First Lady of the U.S. (2009–2017)• Advocate for education, girls’ rights, health (Let’s Move!, Reach Higher)• Best-selling author (Becoming) |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Harvard College, A.B. in Government, 1992 | Magna cum laude | Harvard Law School, J.D., 1996 | Cum laude | • First Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court (2022– )• First former federal public defender to become a Justice |
| Joy Reid | Harvard University, B.A. in Visual & Environmental Studies, 1991 | – (no record of honors) | – | – | • First Black woman to host a major U.S. prime-time cable news show (The ReidOut, MSNBC, 2020– )• Author (Fracture, 2015)• Influential political commentator |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Yale University, B.A. in Political Science, 1972 | With honors | Univ. of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1975 | – | • Longest-serving Black woman in the U.S. House of Representatives (since 1995)• Advocate on civil rights, healthcare, and immigration• Known for leadership in the Congressional Black Caucus |
Each of these women graduated on merit, some with high honors, and went on to achieve historic firsts in American law, politics, or media.
ChatGTP, prompt: Do black pilots got in via DEI / Affirmative Action.
“There is no clear, publicly‐verified evidence that can say “Black pilots got in via DEI/Affirmative Action” in the sense of bypassing normal qualification or standards. But there are programs and goals designed to increase the number of Black pilots (and other under-represented groups) which might create more opportunities.”
ChatGTP, prompt: On what merit do Black pilots get hired?
“Black pilots — like all pilots — are hired on the basis of the same strict Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and airline requirements.“
DEI / Affirmative Action distribution.
Let’s break it down by race + gender (since Affirmative Action affected them differently).
| Group | Estimated Share of Affirmative Action Benefits | Notes |
| White women | ~70–75% | The single largest beneficiary group. Gender-based Affirmative Action opened up careers, universities, and government positions historically closed to them. |
| Black women | ~10–12% | Benefited from both race- and gender-based protections; seen as “double beneficiaries.” |
| Black men | ~5–8% | Benefited from race-based Affirmative Action, though not from gender protections. |
| Hispanic/Latina women | ~3–5% | Both gender and ethnicity protections helped, though impact smaller than for Black women. |
| Hispanic/Latino men | ~2–4% | Race/ethnicity benefits but without gender-based boost. |
| Asian & Native American women | <2% | Localized or university-based benefits; less direct federal emphasis. |
| Asian & Native American men | <2% | Similar to above, often excluded or contested in admissions debates. |
| White men | Not beneficiaries; in fact, the baseline group | Historically the “default” workforce/university admissions category before Affirmative Action. |
| LGBTQ+ (Gay community, men & women) | Indirect/Not formally quantified | Not part of Affirmative Action law; benefits mostly via overlap with race/gender or later DEI/anti-discrimination expansions. |
Key takeaways:
- White women → biggest winners overall.
- Black women → gained more than Black men because they were covered under both race and gender.
- Black men → significant gains, but less than women of color.
- White men → baseline; they didn’t gain from Affirmative Action, but still remained dominant in many sectors.
- LGBTQ+ → outside formal Affirmative Action, but increasingly included in modern DEI frameworks.
