.....and it could also be resentment from those in the african-american
community at the bottom rungs of the economic ladder who feel they are
splitting the smallest, most meager slice of the pie (mixed metaphors
aside) with respect to housing, jobs, health care and visibility.
<side note: see article on minorities as least likely to have health care;
today's strib>
beth solle
ward10
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> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 14:07:05 -0500
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> Subject: [Mpls] Strib poll and racial tension
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> On the relationship between Black and new immigrant communities there is a
> famous Malcolm X quote. On witnesing some newly arrived Eastern European
> children at the airport, all dressed in native clothing he said "such pretty
> little children. The first English word they're going to learn is nigger."
>
> America has a long history of immigrants leapfrogging over the Black
> community. Racism has always been a way of proving you are a real American.
> Many immigrant communities may even object to being called white but have no
> objection to white privelege. I speak of communities but of course each
> individual makes his own choice on this issue.
>
> Irish and Italian are now clearly white, others have attained white status if
> not name. Perhaps this is what the 44-year old woman was refering to.
>
> Bill Cooley
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