I was on the SF Muni train on my way to lab the day the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action. I remember staring at my phone for a moment before swiping out of my news app and opening Instagram. I mindlessly reposted Canva-made infographics and video essay think pieces. I saw posts from friends and mutuals and some of the tears they shed, but I honestly felt nothing. Frankly, the ruling was a confirmation of something many Black students already understood: that our presence in academic spaces has always been conditional and could be revoked at any moment.
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