Case Study: Kristen V. Rasheed

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Kristen v. Aisha v. Rasheed; what’s in a name and how it affects getting a job simply makes me feel as if we are still living in a racist society. Racism is still inevitable in our society. The name of a person should not make the differences in receiving a job. If you have the education and experiences alongside personable positive traits then there should not be any racism tension. It is still a disbelief that white applicants are called back more than black applicants. Why do you think that is for Kathy Rubio? Do you know anybody who has a black-sounding name? I remember you replying to my post about a girl name ABCD. I agree with you this is very prejudice and wrong because if she has the qualification and education she should be able to

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