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A new analysis from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) warns that a ban on race-conscious admissions practices in selective colleges would threaten the racial and ethnic diversity of their student bodies.

The analysis found that class-conscious admissions practices can only "partially claw back the levels of diversity" if affirmative action is banned. Furthermore, White, Asian and Asian American students are "much more likely" to come from upper and upper-middle-class families than African American and Hispanic students. It also found that class-conscious admissions would decrease the number of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students, as well as American Indian or Alaska Native students.

• Katie Phang, the first-generation Korean American host of her weekend MSNBC show, is leading a discussion about the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in "The Culture Is: AAPI Women." The MSNBC special, part of a series, will feature a group of high-profile women such as Huma Abedin, Julia Cho, Mona Shaikh and Christine Ha, among others. The show will air on Sunday at 10 p.m. and stream on Peacock.

• Local artist Angie Eng organized a silent social justice walk in Sacramento, California, on Saturday to raise awareness about anti-Asian hate. Nearly 200 people, from community members to representatives from 40 local AAPI organizations such as the Adult Buddhist Association, Asian American Liberation Network and the Chinese American Council of Sacramento, attended the “Right On!” social justice art walk, a civil rights project inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. Participants wore black shirts with dates highlighting significant Supreme Court case rulings that targeted community members based on their class, race, ethnicity, gender or abilities. QR codes taped on the back of participants’ shirts would bring scanners to a website describing each court decision.

• Humza Yousaf has been elected as Scotland's First Minister, becoming the first person of color to head the Scottish government and the first Muslim national leader in any Western democracy. His election marks a milestone for the country, which is part of the United Kingdom but has a semi-autonomous government with broad power in areas including health and education.

• BLACKPINK and Lady Gaga have been invited to perform at the White House state dinner for President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. Yoon will make a state visit to the U.S. on April 26. The state dinner will begin with an opening ceremony, where the pop star acts may perform if they accept the invitation. A spokesperson with Blackpink’s agency, YG Entertainment, confirmed the invitation and are “discussing the matter.” April 26 is also the date for BLACKPINK’s concert in Mexico as part of their “Born Pink” world tour. Gaga and the K-pop act have collaborated before for the track “Sour Candy” on Gaga’s 2020 album “Chromatica.”

• Tech company Kakao has become the majority shareholder of K-pop company SM Entertainment. 
   
• Jimmy O. Yang, Chloe Bennet and Lisa Lu will star in the animated film “Rally Road Racers.” 
   
• A trailer and teaser image for Wes Anderson’s upcoming movie, “Asteroid City” dropped. The all-star cast includes Oscar nominee Hong Chau and comedian Stephen Park. 
   
• Levi’s will use AI to generate models to “increase diversity” in the clothing brand. 
   
• Japan is ranked No. 1 on the World 50 Best list for restaurants in Asia this year.