Affirmative action is the practice that was designed to protect members of marginalized groups from discrimination and provide equal opportunities. Affirmative action is constantly under fire in the United States despite the benign platform on which it was built. In essence, affirmative action aims to ensure that historically and verifiably disadvantaged peoples are given a chance they deserve that might not have been given otherwise. The practice aims to increase diversity and address past wrongdoings of excluding qualified people from an opportunity for discriminatory reasons. Arguments that arise against affirmative action is that it is “reverse discrimination,” and past wrongdoings to minorities does not justify present-day “discrimination”