Picking candidates based on their race is not racism as it does not suggest one candidate is superior to another due to their race.
Acknowledging the racism of others is not the same as supporting ideas or policies that promote one racial group as superior in any way to any other racial group.
You can not correct racism by making society race blind, but you can perpetuate racism that way! Why do you think the racists prefer we remain at the status quo?
There is no substantive difference between what you’re suggesting here and what a white supremacist would suggest in the same situation, having already successfully poisoned the well for minorities in the US.
Picking candidates based on their race is called "racism". You don't "undo societal damage" against one race by being racist against other races.
>> Besides, if you're so disgusted by racism, you should be in support of trying to correct for it, not opposed.
You correct racism by making society race-blind, not by flipping the direction of racist policies.