Low-income junior high-schools of course needs more money from the government than the high-income schools to combat equality issues. Because let's face it, it's the low-income people that struggle and always will, money IS power.
College admissions were based that way. And it disproportionately benefited white students, and affirmative action policies were implemented to combat that.
Think of Affirmative Action similar to weighted GPA's.
College Admissions attempted to take a population and normalize them to a pair of datapoints (GPA/SAT/ACT). Affirmative action policies attempted to weigh lower scores higher, factoring in historical biases.
A (white) friend explained it like this: Think of playing a game of monopoly and if you're white you start with 2x the money, and given 1/4 of the properties on the board. If you're black, you start with 1/2 the money, and the all prices are doubled. How likely is it for a black person to win?
Sounds like you're talking about "the male experience".
It's interesting that it's the situation of black men that is generalized as "that's what it's like for black people".