Where was the Color at A16 in D.C.?

[JKSCHW at aol.com]

Well, if we are going to play whose city is more racist than thine, I grew up 
in the DC area. Chicago takes no back seat to anywhere as far as racism goes. 
It beat King when Montgomery and Selma didn't. Still, I stand by my 
generalization that m,ost African-Americans are working people with families. 
--jks

In a message dated 6/20/00 6:05:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
alexlocascio at mail.com writes:

<< In all fairness to you, I have to say that there are communities of color,

 and there are communities of color.  I'm sure you Chicago folks are aware of

 the "race question," but I dare say that D.C. is the only place in the world

 where you aren't just "aware" of the race question; the race question gets

 right up and bites you on the ass each and everyday.  This is, after all, a

 city where about 60% of the people are African-American yet ALL of them are

 denied the right to elected representation in the Federal government. 

 Nowhere else in the country does the racist power structure exercise so much

 control over people of color. >>