Denied jobs, blacks in Iowa test new bias theory
In this Feb. 10, 2012 photo, Des Moines lawyer Thomas Newkirk looks over files from a class-action lawsuit that tests the theory of "implicit bias" against blacks in Iowa state government, in Des Moines, Iowa. After years of litigation, a judge will soon decide whether to grant thousands of black employees and job applicants monetary damages for hiring practices used by every agency of Iowa state government that they say has disadvantaged them for decades. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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