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suade them that he cares
everybody in this town," .
Already there are some m
the established media who wish
to' make tim year's contest !or
mayor in e Yor question
singularly based on race. Given
the prevailing racism that per­
meates this society, race has
been used by the media to deny
persons from the A�rican
American and other racial and
ethnic communities from runing
successful campaigns. We �
be monitoring the manner m
hich Dinkins and the -other
candidates will be covered by
the established media.
We believe that it is impor­
tant for the church community
to always support causes that
render greater political and
economic empo erment to the
millions of tho who have been
marginalized by the powerful
forces of so iety. The outcome
of the election will greatly
d peod upoo the voter turnout
od the degree to wbi� Afri�
Americans nd Hispanic
Americans along with 0 hers in
e Yor k can unify around
D vid Din ins. Racially
motivated police violence, a
drug epidemic, dysfunctio�al
school system, and the growmg
homeless a" are aU among
the critical issues facing ew
een sensitivity for th York City. If the city is to
. trodd 0 of the progress to ard a more r �Uy
. ty. Din mp t te�' in clu ive od pr o ducrive
qu . n i not 0 much, 15 society, then it should oot allo
e . re dyfor Blac mayor, racism and fc r to prevent ew
but' the cityr dyto ccept 0 Yor from choosing a .new
Afri Ameri per- course.
of m r ers from Selma-to- ontgomery, Alabama,
965. ( ir) C saxophonist, Springfield,
OH, born 1918.
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