Commission will report on racial disparities
This is in response to the letter, "Compile annual report on racial disparities" (May 23). Evelyn Smith and Kay Doost requested that the City Council instruct the Human Relations Commission to publicize an annual report showing progress on erasing racial disparities in the city.
The Human Relations Commission is already working on several fronts to facilitate projects to address racial disparities and to gather information that can be compiled in an annual report next year. The commission started working late last year with a dedicated group of community agencies and individuals around disparity issues.
Earlier this year, we teamed with other organizations in a process that will engage individuals in a project to identify community issues and develop plans of action to help improve race relations. Through these and other efforts, the commission is addressing issues listed in the letter related to trust and racial disparities.
The Human Relations commissioners are indeed taking an active role in exploring and identifying issues that divide our community, and we are taking steps to build bridges among the diverse residents in our city.
Maxine Bakeman
Greensboro
The writer is vice chairwoman, Greensboro Human Relations Commission.
Comments (8)
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will this report report black on white disparity, or is that not allowed?
are there rewards for what is not said or done?
does good behavior delete a former infraction before the year is up?
can any of it be expunged by a contribution to the reparation check?
will this report add a zero or two to the final amount?
chi-ching...
Posted on June 3, 2007 8:03 AM
Sounds like just what we need, yet another
"truth and Consequential Commission" to promote
even more racial healing.
Posted on June 3, 2007 11:37 AM
"Greensboro Human Relations Commission"
Sounds like an entity where an overflowing government teat can find some relief AND keep the fires stoked...win,win.
Posted on June 3, 2007 12:04 PM
Well, now that the racists have weighed in, let's open the floor to the more enlightened.............:)
Posted on June 3, 2007 7:15 PM
oxymoron..
enlightened what?
Posted on June 3, 2007 9:19 PM
Last time I checked, enlightened folks didn't go 'round name-calling.
Posted on June 4, 2007 12:27 PM
"Sounds like an entity where an overflowing teat can find some relief..."
Neo, I have to admit it, you've got a way with words.
Posted on June 4, 2007 2:08 PM
excuse me Neo - left out "Govt"
Posted on June 4, 2007 2:09 PM