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WASHINGTON—Former President Bill Clinton urged the media to address issues of racial disparity and divisions in the United States in order to set an example for a more interdependent global society during a speech at a Kennedy School of Government luncheon yesterday...
...America is recognized around the world as a successful, multiracial democracy. In a world torn by ethnic, racial, religious and tribal strife, that is a precious asset,” Clinton said...
...When we talk about political issues that have a racial component, are they going to be treated exclusively as racial, or as also economic, or health or education related?” Clinton questioned. “Are we willing to probe the deeper recesses of our consciousness continually to try to get at the root of this...
...represented in Hollywood, not because they're Hispanic but because they're talented. Edward James Olmos, Salma Hayek, Christina Aguilera and Ricky Martin are only a few of the Hispanic performers who have found a place within mainstream American show business. Protesting Hispanics have to face the fact that racial quotas are dangerous in any form. They exclude others simply on the basis of race. And isn't that the root of racism? Wouldn't it be better for everyone if we had color-blind television instead? ARTURO AYALA MARGAIN Mexico City...
That may have made the difference. More than half of Hahn's voters cited character as a key factor. Villaraigosa complained of Hahn's tactics, but Hahn shrugged. "Campaigns," he said, "are not prom dates." Critics accused Hahn of playing on racial sensitivities at a time when Latinos are surpassing blacks as the city's most powerful ethnic constituency. The races were split: about 4 out of 5 blacks voted for Hahn (like his father, a onetime county supervisor, he is a stalwart supporter of the black community), while about the same proportion of Latinos voted for Villaraigosa. "The negative...