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Although Hispanics have suffered widespread discrimination in American society, they should not join the Rev. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition, a veteran civil rights activist and a national journalist told about 75 people at an Institute of Politics (IOP) forum yesterday...
Representative John Lewis (D-Ga.) said that Hispanics--like Blacks--are victims of racism, but historical and cultural differences make it difficult for them to be part of the Rainbow Coalition, a predominantly Black organization that promotes equal rights for minorities...
INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FESTIVAL. More hot air than any convention on earth. Hundreds of giant rainbow-hued balloons converge on Albuquerque (or just above it) for the largest annual ballooning extravaganza...
...planned speaking engagement by the Zairianpresident has drawn protest from groups like thenational Rainbow Lobby, who argue that he is notfit to speak at an Institute of Politics eventcalled "Peace and Progress: The Future of SouthernAfrica." But Kennedy School officials havedefended the choice of Mobuto, saying he isworking to bring about an end to the Angolan civilwar...
...first advertisers to embrace the rainbow look was Benetton, the Italian knitwear maker, which launched its "United Colors of Benetton" campaign in 1984. The ads picture handsome youths of diverse nationalities often standing arm in arm. The purpose of such ads is not just to appeal to ethnic customers who might identify with people in the ads but also to pitch an alluring sentiment of brotherhood. Esprit, a San Francisco-based sportswear company, went one step further by putting its employees in ads. Says Esprit spokeswoman Lisa DeNeff: "We sat up and said...