Rev. Amos Brown, president of the local chapter of the NAACP will hold a press conference related to the Eng article on Wednesday, February 28, at 10 a.m. at the Third Baptist Church on 1399 McAllister Street in San Francisco.
AP: Asian weekly’s “Why I Hate Blacks” column blasted
Coverage by AP writer Terence Chea: "It certainly does not speak for the vast majority of Asian Americans," Stewart Kwoh, who heads the Asian Pacific American Legal Center in Los Angeles, said Tuesday. "This kind of inflammatory (column) really can hurt and damage relations with the broader African-American community." ... Mayor Gavin Newsom said inContinue reading "AP: Asian weekly’s “Why I Hate Blacks” column blasted"
US Civil Rights Commissioner Michael Yaki
"I am disappointed and disgusted that Asian Week would publish this thoughtless, bigoted screed. At the national level, we are fighting just to maintain the gains that Asian Americans and African Americans and Hispanic Americans stood side-by-side to achieve. To give voice to hateful lies is irresponsible journalism at its worst, and reminds us ofContinue reading "US Civil Rights Commissioner Michael Yaki"