"We could refocus the conversation on early childhood interventions that are backed by evidence that work. "Affirmative action is a distraction from the real issues," said Hughes. People who, for the most part, we're not really thinking of when we think of the problem of lack of preparedness, inner-city poverty, and the trials and tribulations of what it means to grow up poor and Black," said Hughes.Ī 2017 study by nonprofit Opportunity Insights, found some colleges have more students from the top 1%of the income scale than from the entire bottom 60%and roughly 1 in 4 of the richest students attend an elite college. "So when we're talking about this policy, we're already talking about the elite of Black people. He recalled the teacher said, "Based on your score and the fact you're Black, you're going to get into any college you want." In middle school, his parents sent him to an SAT prep course.
Hughes grew up in a racially diverse and affluent community in northern New Jersey and graduated from a private high school. For some Black people, that creates a sort of imposter syndrome." "I suspect that I would have gotten in if I were White or Asian, but I don't actually know that as a matter of fact.
"The thing about affirmative action is, as a Black person, you never really know whether it's affecting you," said Coleman Hughes, a recent graduate of Columbia University. Coleman Hughes, recent grad: "Affirmative action is a distraction from the real issues" Coleman Hughes
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