Source: Common Dreams
by Lewis M Steel
“Fifty-seven years ago, I authored an article in the New York Times Magazine provocatively titled: ‘Nine Men in Black Who Think White’. It argued that the Supreme Court had long been one of the major roadblocks to progress on racial justice in this country. Today, the nine black-robed Supreme Court justices include two Black justices, one Latina, and four women. Yet, all the evidence suggests that given the balance of forces on the court, they continue to ‘rule white’, undermining the dreams of a more racially just nation. Yes, three of the justices care deeply about racial justice, but they are only three of nine. Next year, this Court is poised to further gut the signature piece of racial justice legislation of the last century, the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Movements across the nation need to make it clear to the world that this is unacceptable.” (11/20/25)