The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Diversity Summit attracted more than 130 legal professionals to examine the imprint of blatant bias on the nation 50 years ago and the institutionalized variety that persists today.
“When you’re a member of the dominant group, you have the luxury of being oblivious,” the white anti-racism activist and author Tim Wise told the diverse audience yesterday during the keynote address. “Inequity is not a glitch, it’s a feature built into the system. The fact that it isn’t illegal doesn’t mean it’s not unethical.”
