COMENTARY: Countering the war on diversity

After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in higher education, there were concerns the decision could lead companies to change recruitment and promotion practices to pre-empt legal challenges.

The concerns appear to have been well founded.

Longstanding programs to improve the hiring and promotion of African Americans and other minority workers in corporate America are now under serious threat.

Conservatives are launching a nationwide assault on efforts to diversify the workplace....
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