A panel of civil-rights experts and lawyers, led by DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti, told an audience of CEOs and senior executives that anti-affirmative-action activist Ward Connerly fails to recognize the damaging extent of past racism or that contemporary institutionalized racism is pervasive and powerful. They spoke after Connerly addressed the audience.

Who has benefited most from affirmative action? The answer will surprise you and will explain why the practice is still beneficial.

Steve Colson is one of the biggest donors to the Rutgers Future Scholars and was recently recognized by Rutgers University for his extraordinary commitment to furthering education and social justice in the community.

Dr. Jacklyn Chisholm, vice president of planning and external affairs for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (Rock Hall) in Cleveland, talks about the legacy of rock and roll in the African-American community.

The EEOC now says that obesity is a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, after courts had rejected obesity as a disability under the ADA. Attorney Bob Gregg explains this and other disability-related legal issues.

Anne Chow, the senior vice president in AT&T’s Premier Client Group and one of the highest-ranking Asian Americans at a Fortune 500 company, says “sales” is an atypical profession for Asians.

Women have reached some of the highest ranks of the Navy, and they’ve improved operations across the organization, Rear Adm. Craig Faller told DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti in an interview.

How did Luis Aguilar go from corporate lawyer to savvy businessman to SEC commissioner? Here’s his story.

The White Guy’s response to a question about whether Kanye West was racist when he said former President George W. Bush “doesn’t care about Black people” triggered some confused e-mails. Here, Luke Visconti explains the difference between a racist and a bigot, and why Black people can’t be racist toward white people.

How did Ernst & Young’s Esther Hahm make the leap from accounting to global people issues? See how this daughter of a Korean diplomat is helping to elevate talent management globally.

Even though women make up more than half the workforce, they are still significantly underrepresented on corporate boards and in C-level executive positions, according to a study released by Calvert Investments. The study, “Examining the Cracks in the Ceiling: A Survey of Corporate Diversity Practices of the S&P 100,” shows [...]

Walmart’s director of ADA services, Deidre Davis, recalls being called the N-word and a “cripple” growing up in Linden, N.J. Read her story here, as well as what it felt like to be at the White House to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Although employers who hire people with disabilities often experience less turnover, less absenteeism and higher productivity, companies are still not recruiting or hiring them.

People with disabilities are the most underemployed people in the country. Read these facts and figures on their civil-rights movement, workforce figures and other important demographic information.

Jim Sinocchi, IBM’s director for Workforce Communications, understands the impact of disabilities on the workplace more than most people. Sinocchi, who broke his neck in an accident nearly 30 years ago, examines what’s changing for employees with disabilities and what perceptions need to be changed.