Directory > Reference > Britannica Concise racism
"Any action, practice, or belief that reflects the racial worldview-
the ideology that humans are divided into separate and exclusive biological entities called “races,” that there is a causal link between inherited physical traits and traits of personality, intellect, morality, and other cultural behavioral features."
So, according to the above definition,
Affirmative Action policies are racist.
They should include in the definition that only Whites can be labelled Racist - similar behavior in other race groups is labelled affirmative, progressive, politically correct.