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Assistant Dean for Race Relations and Minority Affairs Hilda Hernandez-Gravelle called the forum "the first of its kind here at Harvard...
...forum itself should be a process of much value, especially in the sort of institution where Latin people are feeling increasingly alienated," said Hernandez-Gravelle, who is also an advisor to the HFHA...
...have at least recognized the problem. That is the first step to unlearning racist beliefs, according to Assistant Dean for Race Relations and Minority Affairs Hilda Hernandez-Gravelle, because recognition fosters an awareness of the institutions, like the media, that perpetuate and reinforce racist ideas...
Washington helped promote the change in political dynamics. In January 1989 Hernandez proposed that Congress give formal blessing to a plebiscite with three options: independence, statehood or a modified form of commonwealth giving the island greater self-government. A month later, George Bush endorsed the proposal and reaffirmed the G.O.P.'s traditional support for statehood. But Bush signaled that he intended more than the token effort made by Republican predecessors. Bush and the Republican National Committee are trying to pry Hispanics from their traditional Democratic loyalty. Proposing full political equality for the island seized from Spain in 1898 helps that...
...plus full parity with the other 50 states in federal welfare assistance immediately, while the present full exemption from federal taxes on individuals and companies would be phased out only gradually. About 40% of the island's 3.3 million residents now qualify for federally supported food assistance. According to Hernandez, average monthly benefits for a family of four would climb from...