Seth Naicker 1 Racism A Global Phenomenon: Reconciliation Thee Ultra Marathon The world is becoming more and more racially diverse, but racism still continues to rear its ugly head all over the globe. There is a need for people to seek understanding. Stephen R. Covey a well-known writer and author stated and I paraphrase, “Seek to understand before being understood.” (Stephen Covey: 7 Habits Model). These words of wisdom have the key to unlocking the scourge and distastefulness of racism, and gives insight in managing the increasing diversity. The world we live in today is so intertwined; society has become overwhelmingly complex and diverse. This complexity and diversity is due to people of different nationalities, diverse ethnic backgrounds, different race, gender and faiths, having migrated to various geographic locations in the world. Africans with all their rhythms are all over the world today. Indians have taken their curry and spices throughout the globe. Jews can be identified in their multitudes as they make their million in New York. Even in the state of Minnesota, which is still one of the most Caucasian or European American dominated states in the USA, it too has an increasingly diverse population. According to the Minnesota State Demographic Centre, the estimates of selected immigrant populations in the population census of 2000 are as follows:Latinos: 143382, Hmong: 45443, Somalis: 11164, Vietnamese: 20570, Russians: 35513, Laotians: 11516, Cambodians: 6533 and Ethiopians: 5413 (Internet source). A population census can be done through out the USA and one will find a people group who is in the majority, but one will also find an ever-increasing minority. The state of Minnesota has seen minorities increase approximately by a hundred percent or more since 1990. For example Latinos have increased from 53884 in 1990 to 143382 in the year 2000, almost 150 percent increase. Just like the census of Minnesota, USA, one will also find that the diversity that is evident throughout the world is also ever increasing.