Racism in Organizations Over a century ago, renowned scholar, W. E. B. Du Bois fearlessly proclaimed that “the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line” (Du Bois, 1903).  Despite the fact that laws have been passed to address overt discrimination, racism is still quite prevalent in organizations in the twenty-first century (Avery, Volpone, & Holmes, in press).   Certainly, organizations play an important role in our society.  We learn, teach, work, pl