What's great about having racial minorities in positions of power???

This is from an email from S.B. Woo. He's an Asian American activist who desires to build a political coalition amongst Asian Americans.

I agree with S.B. Woo about racial minorities serving their own communities while in positions of power.
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There have been two black SCJs. Thurgood Marshall was the first black to serve on the Supreme Court. He served the black community greatly, including serving as the chief counsel for NAACP. He continued to speak out for minority rights after being a SCJ. He is a hero of his people and hero of ALL Americans.
Clarence Thomas, the recent black SCJ, may be a counter example. He has a meager record of serving his own community. More often than not, he seems to forget the hopes and fears of the minority. Most of the African Ams don't identify with him, in spite of his lofty position. 80-20 fervently hopes that all AsAm legal eagles are “Thurgood Marshalls.” Realistically, the AsAm community has its own share of folks who are strictly career minded and whose hearts are NOT with us. Hence, we need to be MORE DISCRIMINATING than just getting an AsAm appointed a SCJ.