Affirmative Action

as a half black and half white american, i am pro-affirmative action despite the presidency of Barack Obama. one multi-racial president cannot erase our long history of privileged white male presidents, or the persecution and racism that minorities have faced. no matter how much one may try to avoid it, racism and prejudice against minorities still exist today, as hundreds of years of this type of mindset do not go away in a few short decades. when it comes to getting into colleges or universities, the matter is no different and thus minorities need the help of affirmative action to in a sense balance the playing field. this argument could go on and on and on but in the end i believe that minorities need the advantage especially those who come from an underprivileged background (not saying that all minorities do) and do not have the resources that most take for granted.