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...problem for the Congressional Black Caucus, whose chairman, Representative Kweisi Mfume of Maryland, has embroiled himself in controversy by pledging a "covenant" of cooperation -- since disavowed -- with both Farrakhan and mainstream black leaders...
...base. He publicly performed Mendelssohn (a Jewish composer) on his violin and talked of reaching out to Jews. A Farrakhan speech in New York City this December drew 30,000 people, a crowd that would be impressive for a rocker, much less a lecturer. In September U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume of Maryland, head of the Congressional Black Caucus, announced that he had formed a "covenant" with Farrakhan and that the caucus would work with him. But after Muhammad's diatribe, Mfume asked Farrakhan to "clarify" his position on the speech. He has yet to receive an answer, and the mainstreaming...
...episode served to focus minority groups not only on Guinier but also, in a possibly more enduring way, on Clinton's move toward the middle. "The people who put Bill Clinton in the White House are angry. To some extent, they do feel betrayed," declared Representative Kweisi Mfume of Maryland, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, which has 40 members. In an implied threat of political retribution, he added that the caucus was "reassessing and re- evaluating its relationship with this Administration...