Originally Posted by Blkflyer

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for what’s its worth let me give you a bit o history, when Tuskegee airmen returned from Europe and north Africa during WWII Most if not all were told they were no jobs for them to fly mean while most Anglo Saxon males were getting Jobs flying, remember the Tuskegee project was suppose to prove that African American did not had the mechanical aptitude to operate complex machines i.e. AIRCRAFT.. for some who have a negative view of affirmative action remember this affirmative action was not designed to give a position or job to an unqualified person but to give a QUALIFIED minority a chance they would not have in other words we live in a world where for some to be fair and equal it has to be legislated that’s sad but that’s the world we are living in today, remember Bessie Coleman could not even get a Pilots License in American but had to go to FRANCE to earn it, I know for a fact that black professionals have to work 2 times as hard than their counter parts , but that just makes them 2 times better, I make no apologies to anyone when I put on my uniform and get behind a jet I know the struggles others before me have had and I am grateful for pioneers like the Red Tails and Bessie Coleman, one thing is for certain though we have come along way and we still Have a LONG way to Go. I long for the day when I can walk thru the terminal and not feel the weight of someone stare.

Also for what’s its worth it’s good to have diversity at any company especially in our industry after all we are appealing to a very large demographic.