Can your name keep you from getting hired?

http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2009/08/28/can-your-name-keep-you-from-getting-hired/?ncid=AOLCOMMjobsDYNLprim0001
From the article: "For example, résumés with white-sounding names have a 50% greater chance of receiving a callback when compared to those with African American names..."

The article starts out on a light note, with a man whose name is Glenn Miller. But it gets serious. Not too serious, this is AOL.