My response to this argument is that it is simply wrong. After all, the most basic sense of power is physical power. There is no doubt that certain neighborhoods are dangerous for certain people of the 'wrong color', and the danger is a physical one. As well, power is wielded in crimes of violence and damage to property. Finally, the argument is flawed because it assumes an easy discernment between people of different races.
Interracial people fit in no category, yet they fit in every category.
So, I lay this false argument to rest. Interracial people can be who they choose to be and can use their choices to promote equality for even those who they do not want to be, that is assuming someone is brave enough to be all that they are. Most white people are reared to dislike black people simply because of their darker pigmentation. When you take a white person with a racist attitude, and who is a homeless person, he can't cause blacks much trouble. The power to give or withold a great job from a black person.