Interesting - in past years often less than qualified officers were promoted simply because they were black in an effort to increase the number of blacks in the officer ranks. And that’s a fact!!! We also did that in the industrial world because it looks good on the reports.
Employment quotas are now a fact of life in this country sadly.
Hiring and especially promotions are heavily influenced by quota considerations.
Whites face strong headwinds in today’s workplace environment. If I was younger my career path would be one of self employment as a consultant, working in a trade or starting a small business. There’s no future working inside large organizations IMO.