The Senate Apologizes for Slavery and Jim Crow Laws — But Why?
Delia,
you wrote: “What say you about Black mags, Black Networks and Black Churches?”
I have gone to churches that are 99% white. I watch tv shows that have all white casts. I went to a college with a 4% black population. I have read magazines that contain 99% white images. Why black churches, some people grew up in them because they live in black communities. Are you going to drive into those communities to diversify them? Should they drive to yours? Look around you? Can you let me that mostly white institutions and services do not exist? The difference is they are not labeled as white. Just because these things exist does not mean it is a bad thing. I can’t walk in to any babar shop and get a hair cut because barbers do not have to learn how to cut black hair. I’m not complaining, because I know that there re places that cater to my specific need. There are magazines and movies that focus on Latinos, specific religions, Asians, men, women, conservatives, liberals.
Lee,
Your points are valid and I am not necessarily defending AA as it exists. I am saying that not all people who benefit from AA are idiots as many people on this page believe. Perhaps the existence of the system perpetuates this problem, but each individual needs to take a step back and think. When all things are equal, it may be a good thing to take the student who diversifies a student body (even a white one), only when all thing are equal.
To the person who says that her dad has gotten jobs he was less qualified for, are you suggesting that every white person has gotten a job because he or she was the most qualified? People are promoted for all kinds of reasons. When there is a fair objective measure and minorities who score low on that measure are promoted anyway, I have a serious problem with that. But so often, promotions are about who likes you or trusts you that “qualified” is a subjective term. I have missed out at minimum six promotions because the “boss” liked the white candidate better even though my job performance and experience dwarfed theirs. I did not cry racism, I just sucked it up and took the next opportunity that presented itself. I also kissed up to the boss a bit more so I could gain more favor 
