"… Taking on the goal of providing talented, lower-income students greater access to colleges and universities that have the highest graduation rates, the American Talent Initiative brings together 30+ public and private institutions to ‘attract, enroll, and graduate low- and moderate-income students ….’
ATI isn’t necessarily addressing racial diversity, nor is it specifically targeting black students. It is targeting low- and moderate-income students of all races. However, since black Americans are disproportionately low income, it’s likely that a percentage of ATI students will be black.
Here’s more about the work of ATI from the Hechinger Report." …
http://www.blackenterprise.com/education/american-talent-initiative-low-income-students/