By Catherine Saunders

The year is 2015 – 15 years into the millennium and 150 years post reconstruction. This numerical distance between overt racial prejudice and the subtleties of contemporary culture seduces many into the belief that diversity, or inclusion of people of color into traditionally white spaces, is an obligation rather than the unfulfilled expectation it is.

The Associated Press - Annual recruitment has ended for sororities at the University of Alabama with black women making up just 1 percent of new members.