Affirmative Action in the College Admissions Process

“Affirmative action is nothing but a crutch,” exclaimed William Levis. “People who receive jobs based on affirmative action have to prove themselves two times over that they are legitimately capable of doing the job. It makes the majority feel like they’re being cheated. I think affirmative action should be based more on income, or something of another nature, rather than race.’” he stated. At the time, I was more ignorant of the subject than …

…themselves. What was wrong was that both races focused more on the goals of these mandates than on the means to the goals. Blacks can have no real power without taking responsibility for their own educational and economic development. Whites can have no racial innocence without earning it by eradicating discrimination and helping the disadvantaged to develop. Because we ignored the means, the goals have not been reached, and the work remains to be done.”