Agree with your thoughts. And the authors. This system has solely [edit: mostly] helped well off black folks, many not even descendants of the African slave trade. Some Nigerian. Many from Caribbean. But also, it’s worth noting that at Harvard blacks are overrepresented but whites were not even 50%, despite being 60% of the USA and more than 70% of Europe. Also worth noting: most polls show people of all groups do not like race-based affirmative action. The DEI pushback on “both sides” has continued with the Claudine Gay fiasco, too.