I actually work around a lot of black male (and very talented!) technical folk. They can be stellar in their perfomance.
Among technical roles, here’s what my building was like 3 years ago:
1) 65% Born in U.S.
2) 35% Smartest Kid from Every Village in the World
Here’s what my building is like now:
1) 25% Born in U.S.
2) 35% Smartest Kid from Every Village in the World
3) 40% Indians on H1B Visas
Americans are now a minority dwarfed by temporary worker foreign citizens on main campus in the U.S.A. This is at a Fortune 50 company.