Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.misc From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: COUNTERPUNCH LETTERS Is Spike Lee's Racial Preference Date: Tue, 24 Nov 92 06:06:07 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: COUNTERPUNCH LETTERS Is Spike Lee's Racial Preference Publication Date: Monday November 23, 1992 BYLINE: I applaud Lee for voicing his preference to have African-American reporters interview him on the making of his "Malcolm X." Bates couldn't have been more correct in assessing the situation. Lee is right, a non-African-American reporter just wouldn't get it and wouldn't report it right. Where do Lee's critics get off criticizing his right to make a choice? These "critics" have not hired in the past and will not hire an African-American reporter for one reason only--not because the African-American reporter can't write or doesn't understand their situation but because the African-American is an African-American. Yet these same critics shout the loudest when Lee legitimately chooses the reporter who won't misrepresent him. I say, "Good for you, Spike." I wish other powerful African-Americans would stand up for themselves and make choices beneficial to them and the African-American community. DONNA J. WARREN Hawthorne This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM