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. This issue isnt black and white, in fact, it may be one of the most grey issues of this time. We are, in a way, negatively affecting the minorities because we are paying so much attention to this dichotomy(with scholarships and the like).
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Exactly...
All I'm saying is that this will not solve the problem. Sure, it will help a few "minorities" get a job, but will their peers have jobs? Will they have a better shot as a whole to actually SUCCEED instead of getting paid to ALMOST succeed?
From what I can see, FIRST does not have an underrepresentation of minorities at all. I also see that it is a much better way to CREATE SUCCESS than by compensating failure when it comes to the progressing of minorities nationwide. If Jessie Jackson really cared about the plight of African Americans, he would be throwing money at predominantly black high schools in order to encourage their participation in FIRST Robotics competitions and the like.