"Tell me why in every recruit class there are no more than 3 African Americans in them?" African Americans make up roughly 13% of the U.S. population. Let's do the math, shall we. A class of 19 officers recently graduated the academy. If there were 3 African Americans in the graduating class, that would mean that 15.7% of the class was African American. Therefore, the class accurately reflects the demographics of the local populace. If you'd like to argue with the mathematics, I'll be waiting patiently