[gamechangr]

If you read the article... It's clear that the author agrees with your statement that the most noteworthy thing about her is her ethnicity and her gender.

>The addition of Alford, an African-American woman, comes as Facebook and other Silicon Valley companies strive for the inclusion of more women and minorities in their boards and throughout their workforces.

That doesn't make it true, but it exactly what the author is intending to point out.

Insert a Jack Nicholson outburst here.