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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median income of African Americans as a group is roughly 65 percent of that of "white" people,
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That's from wikepedia. It suggests African Americans do not have equal access to the better paying jobs, or that they do not have equal access to the route into such jobs (e.g. educational opportunities). To suggest that in some way AA disadvantages white males in America, is to dismiss the actual advantage that comes from being white and male in America. Granted there are those for whom that innate advantage does not translate into a better job or lifestyle, and there are those for whom that innate disadvantage does not translate into a lesser job and lifestyle....but the reality is, that without some kind of enforced balance there would be little progress.
When an employer is recruiting for a high level post, they tend to take into account, amongst other factors, how like themselves the prospective employee is.....hence, since historically the people most likely to be employers have been both white and male, they have historically been more inclined to take on white male employees into the higher category posts within their companies. Though some progress has been made on that, females and non-whites are still under represented in the higher level roles in corporate life. As long as they are under represented they will be less likely tobe hired and will therefore stay under represented.