I have no strong opinions on this but perhaps the initiative isn't meant to make you think or not think about race or gender. It's not designed to make you more racially sensitive or be more considerate towards women.

I imagine it exists for the purpose of making programming more popular among women and particularly women of African American background because at the moment I guess it's not seen as a valid career option for them. I don't know anything about the effectiveness of these programs or anything, but I believe they have a purpose outside of making men people feel welcoming to women in programming.