'Are you two the token Black kids of the department?' The snubs and insults that accompanied affirmative action

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An unintended consequence of affirmative action — a policy meant to boost diversity — is that it can be wielded like a weapon to make people of color feel like they don't belong. The Times spoke with Black and Latino Americans who wonder if this stigma will persist.

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