On Monday night’s Nightly News, NBC reporter Laura Jarrett presented a divisive and racially charged segment covering the possible Supreme Court decision on affirmative action. Jarrett interviewed incoming Mount Holyoke College president Danielle Holley, who claimed that striking down affirmative action was equivalent to telling minority students that they “are not welcome.”
“A crucial Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action could come tomorrow. As colleges and universities grapple with the possibility that race might no longer be a factor in admissions,” anchor Lester Holt warned at the top of the segment.