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e ery concerned about
th perceiv d t ions bel n
the African American and
Hi p nic American com­
munities in iami as a result of
the soci I nd economic im-
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plications of the rise in the local
immigrant population.
Strategically the African
Americ n nd Hi panic
American communities should
unite in common struggle fS?r
empo erment The future of
. mi does not have to be fu­
ture of divisive raci confronta­
tions. But, the handwriting is
surely on the wall, and the
necessity for unity and joint ac­
tion h never been more ur­
gent.
In f ct, Miami will serve a
nati naI barometer on the fu­
ture of race relations in the
United Sta tes. The "po ers
th t be" in th Anglo-American
community should DO wait for
the itu tion to explod . The ex ..
tent to which those'in power are
willing to share with those who.
are po erless is the extent to . ' .. -
which a basis for dialogue and .'
corrective action can be' in­
itiated.
It appears that the Bush Ad­
ministration will not rush in and
offer solution for the acute
pro I ms facing this city. Thus,
local leadership across the lines
of race and- cia will have to
emerge to ensure the kind of so­
cial and political change ne s­
sary lor empowerment d
development of aU of the com­
munities of Miami, particularly
those communities that ave
historically been opprcsse and
exploited . '.-
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