CLINTON TACKLING RACE RELATIONS.Byline: Ron Fournier Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. In a bid to help America ``grow together as one,'' President Clinton opened a yearlong initiative on race relations race relations Noun, pl the relations between members of two or more races within a single community race relations npl → relaciones fpl raciales Thursday by appointing a board to advise him on the divisive issue. The diverse panel - three whites, two African-Americans, one Korean-American and one Latino - will be chaired by prominent African-American historian John Hope Franklin Noun 1. John Hope Franklin - United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915) Franklin , 82. A staff of 15 to 20 federal employees will run the operation. The board's first chore will be helping Clinton polish a Saturday commencement address that aides hope will serve as a hallmark of his presidency. He plans to trace the history of racism and division, urge Americans to talk frankly about their prejudices and present his vision for a more united America. The speech will be the first step. Clinton plans to be host for a number of race events throughout the year, including town halls, to spur a national discussion. He will cap the effort with a personal report to the nation, offering solutions and opinions. ``Our hope is that, in a year's time, we will have ways that both policies and people can help the nation respect each other's differences but, at the same time, grow together as one,'' said deputy White House chief of staff The Deputy White House Chief of Staff is officially the top aide to the White House Chief of Staff, who is the senior aide to the President of the United States. The Deputy Chief of Staff usually has an office in the West Wing and is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of Sylvia Mathews, who announced the plan. Clinton later told a group of businessmen, ``All of us are the stewards of whether we can become one America in the 21st century.'' Aides predicted widespread criticism - from people wanting Clinton to do more to others wanting him to do less. ``We're going to have criticism from the left and . . . from the right, and they're going to be tough and vocal,'' Mathews said. Franklin, who has conducted extensive research into racial and economic conditions in the South, will chair a board that includes two former governors. The other members, all unpaid and working part time, are: Thomas Kean, 61, former Republican governor of New Jersey. William F. Winter, 74, former Democratic governor of Mississippi. Linda Chavez This article is about the conservative activist and former unionist. For the current unionist, see Linda Chavez-Thompson. Linda Chavez (born June 17, 1947 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a prominent Hispanic-American conservative author, commentator, and radio Thompson, 52, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO AFL-CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. AFL-CIO in full American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations U.S. . Robert Thomas Robert Thomas could refer to:
Angela Oh, 41, past president of the Korean-American Bar Association of Southern California and a criminal defense attorney who advised one of the governmental committees that investigated the riots following the verdict in the Rodney King case. The Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook, senior pastor of the Bronx Christian Fellowship. |
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