I worked under a boss who had that mindset. She favored black employees and she always tried to hire blacks.
We (non-blacks, and yes Include myself in that group) all saw what she was doing, and we were fukking pissed off everyday. A few employees complained to HR, and it always went no where. No company would ever do anything about that type of discrimination.
I was on SOHH.com being so racist at that time because I was so angry at the discrimination that I faced and that all my fellow employees were facing.
I always had the best performance reviews, and I never was promoted. It was always some black guy/girl who promoted. When she was eventually replaced by this white lady, I got a promotion within in month. and then people on this site say I have identity issues?
Don't try to blame your racism on anything other than natural instinct... you can blame your sohh rants on your boss tho.
But in reality most senior level or influential Black professionals that keep an eye for other hopeful blacks, also hire and help C@Cas.. Sure they aren't as proud or enthusiastic about it, but business is business and fair is fair.
But we all know that blacks have to try harder (in general). At a place I worked at about 5 years ago, Every black person had a Masters except one (me-but I have a special skill set) and the whites had one Masters, one GED!!!, and one BS, and they were getting paid. We all got paid pretty well, but it just wasn't fair that these CAC's got in because of the long history of CACas looking out for one another, and we had to get credentials then present ourselves 'Well'.
Every young black that is helped by another black man or woman; can be put in a position to help another one.. so that mentality is one organic piece of our overall solution.