Equality means the playing field has to be level. I am a white man who has a lot of conveniences my minority friends will never be able to experience, and that sucks. On the other hand, just because the pendulum has swung in my favor for 200 years does not mean we should swing it in the other direction for 200 years. That would be equally ignorant. In other words, throw out quota-style hiring practices, and start a public education system not based upon tax revenues.
Equality starts, and hopefully ends, with equal education.
If education is going to be elitist it should be elitist in favor of those who work harder, not those with richer parents. Some want equality, but still want to be separated from other groups, because they don't agree with their way of talking, dressing, behavior or other aspects of their culture. Thoughts like that deserve as much attention as Louis Farrakhan and David Duke giving a lecture about peace. We aren't supposed to agree on how to live. We are supposed to be able to allow people the opportunity to live as they choose, as long as it fits within our legal constraints.