Word: racism
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White speaks for all the winners when he says, "The goal in my column and in other stories is to examine and expose some of the nonsense that Americans continue to believe about race. Generally, whites tend to downplay the extent of their racism--and blacks tend to overplay it. We could use a lot more openness and honesty...
Texaco oil company executives use racial terms [DIVIDING LINE, Nov. 25], and California has voted to end affirmative action. A new approach will have to be developed to end job discrimination and promote equal opportunity. I suggest that the victims of racism and sexism vote with their dollars. Those companies that do not hire and promote minorities and women at all job levels in a way that reflects their percentage of the population should be boycotted. Those companies that do not use the services and products of minorities and women should be boycotted. The American people can then decide whether...
...issue of racial preferences has been a hot topic in the news lately. Contentious debates have arisen all over the country surrounding policies of affirmative action and quotas. Activists have been forced to defend many long-standing programs against a rising backlash against what some dub as reverse-racism...
...find it especially ironic that my first direct encounter with reverse racism occurred at Harvard. The minority students in Harvard Hall that night are not exactly battling to claim a stake in society. Much to their credit and due to their abilities, they are well on their way to becoming prosperous citizens. I wonder if there is a special program for white, Kansas farm boys who want to work on Wall Street but don't have the advantage of a Harvard diploma...
...when Jesse Jackson and the NAACP decide that Texaco has made enough progress on issues of racism and discrimination, think twice about returning to your local Texaco station. Texaco's troubles in the media started only a few weeks ago, but the world's troubles with Texaco are much older...