The Nation - News from March 6, 1985
Clarence M. Pendleton Jr., the black chairman of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, said that black leaders and civil rights supporters are practicing a “new racism” by promoting preferential treatment for minorities. “Our so-called black leaders are spending every moment peddling pain, complaining about budget cuts,” instead of helping President Reagan “create a society that is truly colorblind,” Pendleton told a National Press Club audience in Washington.
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