On the recordJuly 12, 2023
I stand before this room to hold this Supreme Court in contempt; this Supreme Court that is wildly out of step with both precedent and public opinion. This Supreme Court which, through its terrible lack of judgment, both in chambers and on luxury vacations, has lost the faith of the American people. This extremist Supreme Court, through its affirmative action decision, has reaffirmed the entrenched power of the wealthy elite who pay for their luxury vacations while, at the same time, pulling the rug out from under millions of minority students who have excelled despite adversity, who strive to attain the American Dream, and who seek to help their communities. I will talk about the real life-and-death consequences of this decision, the collateral damage these Justices have inflicted, because in this country Black women have a maternal and infant mortality rate three times that of their White peers, while the rate of African- American medical residents entering OB/GYN programs has been declining. The mortality rates for Black mothers and their babies in the United States rivals those of many Third World countries. What happens to our Nation's shameful infant and maternal mortality rate when fewer Black doctors are entering the field able to recognize and combat the biases that lead to such misery?…
