Not Colorblind

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Article

Publication Date

8-19-2026

Abstract

This Essay criticizes the use of the term "colorblind" in reference to attacks on racial diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. It argues it is inapt and unconscionably obtuse to use colorblindness terminology to selectively target inclusion-motivated race consciousness for automatic illegality. The Essay's central project is to examine claims underlying attacks on racial inclusion policies such as the Students for Fair Admissions v. Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College lawsuit to expose the legal endgame that anti-DEI forces seek to make a centerpiece of America's future. In so doing, it surfaces the differential scrutiny of race consciousness that the not-colorblind attacks on DEI seek to install.

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