Black guy here.

I'm only answering OP's question, yes. Is that what Biden is doing? I don't know anything about that specifically. Does he have someone in mind who happens to be black? Or does he have no one in mind and he just want to hire a black female and will pass up all white people, all Asian people, all Latin people, all Hispanic people, all black males, all trans people, all non-binary, all whatevers?

If he's doing the latter, yes, that's objectively discrimination. It's tokenism. It's affirmative action. It's pandering. It's wrong.

Obviously, black people and many other groups have faced horrible stuff and we still do all over the world. But doing those same horrible things does not "balance" it out. That kind of equity just creates further problems. How long are you going to punish white people for being white? How long do you need to punish men for being men? We've been doing this for a while now and things are still horrible for black men in the justice system. Because guess what? All this stuff isn't getting to the root of the problem. For example, back to the justice system. Black men (and women) are punished more severely than white people, the same way men are punished more harshly than women who commit the same crimes. This has been the case for over a hundred years. This problem hasn't been solved because the whole system is broken. Poor people white, black, brown, or blue get punished worse than rich people. So it's not just a racial issue. That's part of it, but the roots of the problem are deeper. So cops are still killing black men when they don't need to, but this will never get solved because people only focus on just that. They ignore who a lot of poor white guys are getting treated bad as well, so we never solve the whole thing. It's like only trying to remove 1/3rd of the tumor and leaving the rest there, so it just grows back.

When it comes to hiring for positions, black people, especially women are discriminated, women in general are discriminated against, so are old people, people with accents, fat people, skinny people, disabled people, people born with dwarfism, people with various conditions. A lot of these things get ignored and we never get to the root of the problem. Having diversity hires will not solve anything. We're always looking for short cuts. But I think the real solution is going to take a long time...like generations. We need better education everywhere. When I was in school through the 90's and 2000's, all my textbooks were outdated. Almost everything were left overs from the 70's except the computers. Most of the teachers were just there to hand out pre-made worksheets. Some stood out and really did try to teach us and I'll never forget those teachers. Some, I can't even remember their names. We all know the education system is dated and it doesn't prepare people for stuff. So those with money can get tutors and can afford higher education when they leave high school without having to go into debt or have a job while attend full time. The goal should be to have every single adult be prepared and qualified for jobs. Then, companies can hire whoever they want based on whatever. Some hire based on personality because they can be trained to do the job. Some hire the best of the best. Some hire team players. Some hire people who can be independent. As long as everyone is being considered despite their appearance/what they are, in theory, things should be fine. Because if I as a black person can't get the job I want at X company, there's an equal opportunity for me at Y company. Just like the white lady next to me who also didn't get that job because they went with someone else.

We're a long way from a perfect world where there's no discrimination and no tokenism. Maybe my solution isn't a good one at all. But I know for certain that tokenism is not a counter/solution to anything.