Algebra is not racist. However, we should still get rid of college algebra.

As a professional mathematician with nine years teaching experience at the college level and 20 years experience in industry, I firmly believe that algebra is a high school class. Colleges and Universities should not accept anyone who hasn't already had it. Operations research, statistics, and modeling should be taught in university, not remedial courses.

If anyone lacks a background adequate to get into a four-year institution, they may take remedial classes at a community college and then transfer.

High schools should teach geometry, trigonometry (including spherical trigonometry), and algebra. "College algebra" should not exist.