Racism Well And Alive In NYC

Huffingtonpost.com reported that a summit in New York City this past week discussed the problem of race relations in the city's restaurant industry.

The summit, appropriately entitled "The Great Service Divide" focused on the city's highly racist hiring practices. An experiment was conducted in which matching applicants were sent to apply to 327 high end restaurants, one white, one black.

The results were despicable, but not too surprising.

The people of color were half as likely to get job offers, and even less likely to get an interview. Is it 2009 or 1960?

While it is disturbing to see these facts, I am appreciative that someone felt the need to bring the issue to the forefront.

New York City, commonly thought of as one of the most diverse cities in the
country....