Oh, let me translate from Americanese!

"Minority" means someone who is not a white American male. For example, women in America are a minority group - one that makes up 51% of the population, true, but still a minority to Americans.

I am not an American, but I'm pretty fluent in interpreting for them. For example, you would be surprised to learn that the word "bootstraps" has nothing to do with footwear, but actually means "Fuck the poor" in Americanese.