I haven't seen a black american hired in tech in a decade. The last black american I saw in tech, they hired an indian manager, and the black guy was the first guy he fired.
Since then the only black guy I saw hired turned out to be from a suburb in africa.
My experience is the beneficiaries are people with well off parents from other countries.
Or white women.
If an applicant mentions their race (any race) in a cover letter or on their resume, it's an automatic rejection from me.
Definitely a red flag. Bringing it up without being asked. If I never hear about race again I’ll be very happy