These policies cast a pall over the genuine achievements of black Americans. We can never know, when dealing with black professionals, if they are in their position due to Affirmative Action or excellent performance. It is very patronizing. We treat an entire race of people like pets.
I have Hispanic and Black friends (no, I’m not making “that comment”) who earned their degrees - professional aka graduate level ones - that make this very point. They find the leftist pandering of minorities offensive in the extreme. (Yes, they’re on our side. In fact make me look like a liberal by comparison.)