They are mostly white because the fact of the matter remains, on the whole white parents raise children to be smart, responsible, self reliant, teach responsibility and so on. That's why they get ahead.
It's the same reason black kids are more likely to drown.
According to a recent national study, 64 percent of Black/African-American children cannot swim. Explore why black children are at a higher risk for drowning.
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It isn't because of racism. It's because black parents on the whole aren't as involved as white parents. Every white kid I knew when I was a little kid took swimming lessons. Our parents took us to the local pool and signed us up for swim lessons. We all started first day sitting on the edge of the shallow end kicking our feet in the water, 1 month later I could touch the bottom of the 6ft deep section.
What kind of a country and society would want to promote the weakest people? If someone isn't qualified to do a job they shouldn't be doing it, that weakens the entire country.
You let everyone achieve their own level of potential and you hire "the best person" for the job. That is fair, that is truly equal.
Hiring someone purely on their skin color is racist in either direction, and it is "supposed" to be illegal according to the equal opportunity employment act.
Employers
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