[atmosx]

First thing: The white/black men discrimination issue seems totally out of place, almost ridiculous!

As for the main argument, I think it's flawed. Github (or any other online repo) is an important asset and Open Source contributions matters. Especially if you don't have prior job experience. It's a very good way to show that you can actually write code and you will be hands on from the first week, or day, or hour.