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Supplier Diversity and 'Reverse Discrimination'
By Luke Visconti

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December 11, 2006

In what has become the most popular area of DiversityInc.com, Luke Visconti offers readers the opportunity to confidentially ask questions regarding diversity. Luke is one of two business partners who own and run DiversityInc. He directs all editorial and circulation functions.

 

Question:

How can giving black contractors less than 2 percent of construction contracts be reverse discrimination?

 

Answer:

It can't.

 

"Reverse discrimination" is often the phrase used when white people assumed that all the money/jobs/contracts were theirs to begin with.




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