 bad for black folks, and look at me, I pulled myself up by my bootstraps, and look how successful I am, and I never got anything, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But we know it is because of affirmative action. We know it's because of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. We know it is because of government, business, and educational institutions' efforts to ensure parity and equity in their establishments that many of us