I am an American of African descent and a graduate of the University of Michigan, with a master's degree in film studies. I have benefited from affirmative action. Instead of eliminating the practice or watering it down, I would propose expanding it. I am disappointed with the ruling, although I can agree with the judgment in part. Federal Judge Bernard Friedman does not mean to deny them entry into the University of Michigan Law School.
Minorities face discrimination every day of their lives.
The Metro Detroit housing market is among the most segregated in our nation. It appalls me that there is an assumption that all minorities who benefit from affirmative action are unqualified. On the front page, a woman of color more or less stated that the ruling wasn't going to stand. When the book, The Bell Curve, hit the stands, all we heard about was some ridiculous argument that blacks were mentally inferior to whites and other races. This assertion was false.