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The Voter-Fraud Myth: What Racist Voter ID Laws Are Really About

The Voter-Fraud Myth: What Racist Voter ID Laws Are Really About

Our coverage of controversial voter ID laws touched a nerve in many of our readers. Here’s what you had to say.

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Is Jim Crow Back? Racist Voter Laws Exclude 5 Million Blacks, Latinos From Polls

Is Jim Crow Back? Racist Voter Laws Exclude 5 Million Blacks, Latinos From Polls

Voting-rights expert reveals how you can fight discrimination at the polls.

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Dr. Cornel West Tells Us About Race, Values and Lives Worth Living

Watch Dr. Cornel West’s keynote speech at our Diversity-Management Best Practices From the Best of the Best Learning Sessions and Special Awards Dinner event.

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Romney’s ‘47%’: Racism or ‘Insensitive’ Rhetoric From ‘Out-of-Touch Man’?

Romney’s ‘47%’: Racism or ‘Insensitive’ Rhetoric From ‘Out-of-Touch Man’?

Luke Visconti’s column on Mitt Romney’s 47 percent remark sparked a heated debate among our readers

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Ask the White Guy: Why Gov. Romney’s ‘47%’ Comment Probably Isn’t Racist

Ask the White Guy: Why Gov. Romney’s ‘47%’ Comment Probably Isn’t Racist

DiversityInc’s CEO is asked an interesting question about Gov. Mitt Romney and former President Ronald Reagan.

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Zoe Saldana: Too Light-Skinned to Play Nina Simone?

Zoe Saldana: Too Light-Skinned to Play Nina Simone?

Light-skinned actress Zoe Saldana has been cast as Nina Simone and there are people who are offended about this choice.

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Racial Discrimination: Black Employee Fired After Being Called the N-Word

Racial Discrimination: Black Employee Fired After Being Called the N-Word

See how this employee’s firing was justified, and read other cases on racial discrimination, religion, disability and FMLA.

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Ask the White Guy: ‘I’m a Young White Male; What Do I Have to Apologies (sic) For?’

Ask the White Guy: ‘I’m a Young White Male; What Do I Have to Apologies (sic) For?’

A 21-year-old chemical-engineering student asks a question. DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti has an answer.

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$1.15-Billion Black-Farmers Lawsuit Is Case Study in Diversity-Management Mistakes

$1.15-Billion Black-Farmers Lawsuit Is Case Study in Diversity-Management Mistakes

A famous discrimination lawyer shows how lack of diversity management led to the hefty discrimination-lawsuit settlement from the Department of Agriculture.

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Racist Obama Facebook Pages & Your Office: What Do You Need to Know?

Racist Obama Facebook Pages & Your Office: What Do You Need to Know?

An overview of overt racism being used in this election, how it can affect productivity and what you need to do.

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Diversity-Management Fail: Racist Prank Escalates to Lawsuit at UCLA

Diversity-Management Fail: Racist Prank Escalates to Lawsuit at UCLA

Dr. Christian Head was told “not to make a stink” about the humiliating stereotype. Here’s how this racial-discrimination lawsuit emphasizes the need for diversity management.

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Is ‘The Bachelor’ Racist? ABC Sued for Discrimination

Is ‘The Bachelor’ Racist? ABC Sued for Discrimination

A lawsuit claims that the reality show intentionally excluded Blacks from auditioning for the lead role. Could Lamar Hurd be the first Black “Bachelor”?

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Ask the White Guy: Why Is Trayvon a White-on-Black Crime?

Ask the White Guy: Why Is Trayvon a White-on-Black Crime?

A reader asks why this tragedy is considered racial injustice. DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti responds.

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Why All the Racist Comments on Black Actors in ‘The Hunger Games’?

Why All the Racist Comments on Black Actors in ‘The Hunger Games’?

Some social-media users are buzzing that “The Hunger Games” has too many Black actors, and many of the comments are downright racist. Should consumer-facing companies, like producer Lions Gate, try to reflect the nation’s demographics?

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Ask the White Guy: Black Troublemaker or Honest Broker?

Ask the White Guy: Black Troublemaker or Honest Broker?

A reader asks: “Does it make me a troublemaker if I point out that promotions are going to lesser-qualified white people?”

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