The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor is trying to get the dock workers' union to enlist more blacks and Hispanics to work at ports in New Jersey and New York, but they're finding that it's heavy lifting. Today the Times reports that the International Longshoremen’s Association, which has controlled the ports for decades, has defied orders to diversify. Ordered by the Commission to submit a diverse list of candidates for temporary jobs unloading baggage from cruise ships, the union came up with 37 candidates. 33 were were white men, none were Hispanic—and the only black candidate on the list "did not really want a job," according to the Commission. more ›

Frank Borzellieri, whose controversial ideas on race and ties to a white supremacy group outraged many because he was principal of a Bronx Catholic school with a majority of Hispanic and black students, was fired earlier today. "This decision was reached following a thorough internal review of his opinions and beliefs as expressed in his books and columns, and a discussion with Mr. Borzellieri himself," Archdiocese spokesman Joseph Zwilling tells the Daily News. Man, they finished Borzellieri's entire oeuvre in just two days? They're like Game of Thrones, but racist! more ›

There were a few big take-aways from the latest controversial Census data: even though non-white Hispanics are now a minority, they are still pushing other ethnicities to the outer boroughs; and that NYC has become the most ethnically diverse city, reflecting a trend throughout the whole country. So now diversity is here to stay, whether some people like it or not: “Some of the residents here were so concerned about blacks moving in, they didn’t even notice the influx of Asians,” said Nick Venezia, manager of Ben Bay Realty Co. in Brooklyn. more ›

Besides pissing New York officials off, guess what else the latest Census figures are doing? They are showing that non-Hispanic whites are now a minority in the NYC-area, which the NY Times reports, is the "first major metropolitan area" to show such a shift beyond the South or the West. However, it's unclear if these findings will change when NYC demands a recount! more ›

Yesterday, the Daily News reported that the Rev. Al Sharpton was upset at the apparent lack of diversity in Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo's transition team. Sharpton said, "They should have given a priority to send an early signal that they are going to have a diverse administration... We have not seen the signal we had wanted to see. I haven't seen any signal at all." However, Cuomo claims he doesn't have a transition team in place, so how can Sharpton even complain? Maybe Sharpton read this NY Times story about Cuomo's transition. more ›

As Carl Paladino "reels from [his] gay gaffe" (as the Wall Street Journal describes this strange madness), Democratic candidate Andrew Cuomo got to trumpet his inclusive stance. During yesterday's Columbus Day parade, he said of Paladino's remarks criticizing gay marriage, homosexuality as a lifestyle, and the gay pride parade, "New York celebrates our diversity. Today we have parades to celebrate diversity, today we have the Columbus Day -- the Italian parade. We have the Gay Pride Parade. We have the Israel Day Parade. We celebrate our diversity. You're not going to make it a negative. Not going to play one off against the other. We won't let it happen in New York." more ›

Yes, Rick Sanchez was on Good Morning, America yesterday, giving his first post-"Jon Stewart is a bigot" interview to George Stephanopoulos. But Sanchez, who posited that Jews controlled the media in a controversial radio interview that was followed by his firing from CNN, later trotted out some Yiddish during an interview with Inside Edition's Deborah Norville. He revealed that during his apology to Stewart, he tried to apologize multiple times, but Stewart told him "enough." Sanchez said, "That guy is a real mensch." more ›

Inspired by this map of Chicago's ethnic divides, Eric Fisher grabbed Census data from 2000 to see where different ethnicity have settled in other cities. And though this map of New York shows nothing we didn't know or expect, it's still jarring to see just how segregated our city looks. We've still got a lot of "melting" to do in this pot, people! more ›

As Hunter College High School, the elite public school on the Upper East Side, proudly basks in the knowledge that 1977 graduate Elena Kagan has been confirmed to the Supreme Court, its administration and faculty are dealing with fallout over a principal's resignation. According to the NY Times, principal Eileen Coppola "cited several reasons for her decision, including tensions over a lack of diversity at the school, which had been the subject of a controversial graduation address the day before by one of the school’s few African-American students." more ›

After the NY Times reported on the apparent lack of diversity among Mayor Bloomberg's senior City Hall staffer, the City Council may be taking a look. According to the Times, "The New York City Council is considering holding oversight hearings into racial and gender diversity at the top levels of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s administration, according to council members." more ›

The NY Times has a front-page story on the apparent lack of diversity in Mayor Bloomberg's top ranks: "Despite a pledge he made when he took office to make diversity a hallmark of his administration, Mr. Bloomberg has consistently surrounded himself with a predominantly white and male coterie of key policy makers," based on the NY Times' study. Though NYC's non-Hispanic white population is 35%, "Mr. Bloomberg presides over an administration in which more than 70 percent of the senior jobs are held by whites, and he has failed to improve on the oft-criticized diversity record of Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani." more ›

Now that Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has selected Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy as his running mate and State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli was backed to run for Comptroller, there are worries that the ballot is a little too white, especially when considering the five Democratic candidates for Attorney General are all white, too. Which is why Cuomo has reportedly called the Reverend Al Sharpton. more ›

It's time to stand up and be counted, because the Census is back. A national campaign to boost U.S. Census participation started yesterday in Times Square, and over the next few months advertisements will be rolling out encouraging people to fill out the 10-question forms. But why should you spend your precious time filling out more forms? more ›

262 new cops, poised to graduate and start policing on July 2nd, gathered at Harlem's Apollo Theater yesterday for training on cross-cultural understanding, or, as Police Commissioner Ray Kelly puts it, "immersion training." For some rookies, it probably doesn't get more immersive than a visit from Rev. Al Sharpton, who was on hand to warn officers that "in most of our communities there's a tremendous fear of the cops and the robbers seem to be winning." But Sharpton's best sound bite came after the gathering, when he told reporters, "To me, it's always successful to be in a room full of police and not leave with my hands in cuffs." Yesterday marked the fourth and final day of mandatory diversity training, which was initiated after Sean Bell was shot and killed by plainclothes police officers in 2006; the sessions also come in the wake of the fatal cop-on-cop shooting in Harlem last month. The NYPD has been criticized for conducting a record-breaking number of stop-and-frisk searches this year, which groups like the NYCLU say disproportionately target minorities. Oh, and critics have also objected to the sodomy. more ›

Before the first model walked down the runway, Naomi Campbell spoke out about the lack of minorities at this year's Fashion Week. The Daily News follows up on her initial accusation as the tents emptied out this weekend, saying that "a campaign to promote diversity on the runways during New York's Fashion Week appears to have failed miserably." more ›

After being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this year over unfair hiring practices, Mayor Bloomberg announced that the number of black and Hispanic candidates has doubled in the past five years. Of the 4,000 applicants who scored highest on this year's entrance exam (22,000 took the exam, 21,000 passed), a third were black or Hispanic, up from 14% in 2002. The FDNY currently has just under 12,000 members; 666 are Hispanic, 337... more ›