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Jesse Jackson To Take On Silicon Valley's Lack of Diversity

Posted by Soulskill on from the equality-in-industry dept.

New submitter wyattstorch516 writes "San Jose Mecury News reports that Jesse Jackson will lead a delegation to HP's next board meeting to discuss the hiring of technology companies in regard to African-Americans and Latinos. 'About one in 14 tech workers is black or Latino both in the Silicon Valley and nationally. Blacks and Hispanics make up 13.1 and 16.9 percent of the U.S. population, respectively, according to the most recent Census data.' Jackson sent a letter to HP, Apple, Google, Twitter, Facebook, and others about meeting to discuss diversity issues."

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  1. Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm guessing he also wants them to overlook criminal convictions in their hiring process?

  2. Another problem in our society by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm guessing he also wants them to overlook criminal convictions in their hiring process?

    As we can see, the incarceration rates for African-Americans is much higher than the general population.

    It is easy to just brush it aside as it being a sign of the inferiority of Black Culture in the US - like how "those people" do not value education or being smart.

    Granted, there is (some) truth in stereotypes, but I just have to ask why? Is it really true that it is believed that being smart is acting "white" in that community? Is that attitude a way of dealing with lack of opportunities - sour grapes "I really don't want to be an engineer because it's acting white."

    Now, I'm sure there will be folks that will jump all over the "lack of opportunities" stated above and point out all the scholarships and the affirmative action policies of universities. Much of that IS true; no doubt. What I'm talking about is education UP TO college.

    It sucks in black neighborhoods.

    But wait! There's more! There is the family unit. With so many Black men in jail, it's pretty hard to have stable families.

    Side note: Now I am over simplifying a very complex problem for a Slashdot post - but the theme is something we all can understand.

    Anyway back to incarceration rates. It's the way Black neighborhoods are policed and our idiotic drug laws.

    And as we all know, in this society, jail birds are fucked for the rest of their lives and you can kiss ANY decent paying work good-bye forever.

    So, we as a society can just say (by implication) there are no minorities because they have inferior character or we can actually work to solve the problem.

    Yeah, I thought so. Sorry Black people, you're fucked.