Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 October 2002 — Page 4

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His comments prompted a debate among segments of the Black community, with some saying Belafonte’s slave reference, made on a San Diego radio station Oct 8, went too far, and that he should apologize to Powell. But others point to Belafonte’s record of humanitarian service —raising money for African famine relief, as a longtime goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund and champion of civil rights—and say his words hold some truth. “The question is, should he have said it and should he have said it in the way he did? Therein lies a great deal of discussion and even criticism within the Black community,” said University of Maryland political scientist Ronald Walters. “This is the kind of allegation that stings.” Belafonte is also a humanitarian revered by many Blacks “as somebody who shoots straight and tells the unvarnished truth,” Walters said. In the radio interview, Belafonte said slaves were allowed the privilege of living in the house if they served their master.

HARRY Continuod from A1 “When Colin Powell dares to suggest something other than what the master wants to hear, he will be turned back out to pasture,” Belafonte said. In a separate “Lany King Live” interview on CNN, Powell said he didn’t mind Belafonte attacking his politics, “but to use a slave reference, I think, is unfortunate and is a throwback to another time and another place that I wish Harry had thought twice about using.” In an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” Powell said while Belafonte had the right to attack his politics, his choice of words wasn’t appropriate. He then said, “I’m serving my nation. I’m serving this president, my president, our president. I’m very happy to do so.” Rice, speaking Sunday on CNN, said: “Everybody should be able to debate views, but I don’t need Harry Belafonte to tell me what it means to be Black.” James Cone, author of Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare, said Malcolm X criticized mainstream civil rights leaders and groups as “the Black leadership which was chosen by the

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dominant white society.” “Now didn’t the Bush administration choose Powell? So what’s the difference?” Cone said. “It’s not a nice thing to say, but the truth is often very provocative and hurtful,” he added. Project 21, a leadership network for conservative Blacks, said Belafonte should apologize to Powell, who director David Almasi said “of all people, is one of the most independent thinkers in the Bush cabinet.” Powell is seen as a moderate voice in the Republican Party and supports abortion rights and affirmative action. Earl Ofari Hutchinson, an author and political analyst, said Belafonte’s remarks illustrate how Blacks who aren ’ t “pro-civil rights, pro-Democratic Party, pro-liberal-ism” are called names such as “Uncle Tom, Aunt Jemima, house slave, instead of dealing with the legitimate political differences someone may have.” Belafonte said he used the reference because “we’re still living out the slave code” in poor minority neighborhoods. He also said many domestic issues are unattended.

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