Saying that the demographics of colleges/corporations don't match those of colleges directly is evidence of racism is a logical leap that is completely false. Right now colleges already practice affirmative action. Yet African Americans are still underrepresented.
Why? African-Americans on average have lower incomes and thus lower high school educational attainment.
You should be treating the root cause (low-income) instead of implementing a plan that benefits the children of well-off African-Americans and the children of African immigrants to a greater degree than it benefits the children of low-income African-Americans (because those kinds of African-Americans are more likely to meet the minimum qualifications and benefit from the extra boost of affirmative action), a system that also detracts from the opportunities of poor whites and Asian-Americans, as affirmative action is inherently a zero-sum game.
Why? African-Americans on average have lower incomes and thus lower high school educational attainment.
You should be treating the root cause (low-income) instead of implementing a plan that benefits the children of well-off African-Americans and the children of African immigrants to a greater degree than it benefits the children of low-income African-Americans (because those kinds of African-Americans are more likely to meet the minimum qualifications and benefit from the extra boost of affirmative action), a system that also detracts from the opportunities of poor whites and Asian-Americans, as affirmative action is inherently a zero-sum game.