I'm curious as to why there's a need for a startup accelerator for underrepresented minorities. Why are those minorities underrepresented in the first place? I

I'm curious as to why there's a need for a startup accelerator for underrepresented minorities. Why are those minorities underrepresented in the first place? If the answer is because of discrimination, then I would argue that creating an accelerator for these minorities is just as discriminating, is it not? If it's not discrimination then, well, my assertion about it being discrimination still holds.