Focusing on the theme of discrimination (racial or otherwise) in the workplace, as seen in The Intuitionist, I thought this story would be interesting to share and read. A dear friend of mine is in dental school, so any news stories that deal with the ADA tend to catch my eye. Raymond Gist, who is featured in the article, is the first African-American president of the American Dental Association-- elected just this October. We don't think about racial discrimination still occuring in the work place, but it does indeed happen and should never be ignored.
First paragraph of the article...
"In a historic move, the American Dental Association has apologized for not taking a stand against discriminatory membership practices. In an open letter, Dr. Raymond Gist, who became the ADA's first African-American president in October, said the dentist group should have done a better job in making sure minorities could join affiliated state and local organizations before the mid-1960s...."
Read the rest of the story here...
Can't remember who "andautumn" is. I wonder if you have more to say about this.
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