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[–] philomath ago 

The altruistic thought is that because so many black people grow up in impoverished areas, they don't have the same amount of time to study as their white counterparts. they have to go to work, they have to take care of younger siblings. Thus, their grades suffer. Affirmative action steps in to level the playing field.

All nice and good in a dream world; in reality, blacks are where they are because they choose to be there, and no amount of freebies is going to get them out.