Read the following 1989 article from the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/05/us/discordant-notes-in-detroit-music-and-affirmative-action.html
Write a short essay (no more than 5 paragraphs or 2 pages, double spaced) that addresses the following questions.

1) What are the two main positions staked out in the article?
2) Where do you stand on the issue? (Take a position and explain why you feel that way.)
3) Suggest a possible alternative approach.