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(CNSNews.com) - A national group of black ministers Monday called for the firing of Madison, Wis., radio talk show host John "Sly" Sylvester following Sylvester's racially charged references to National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of State Colin Powell. The Faith Based Leadership Council (FBLC), a coalition of more than 200 black clergy and members of the faith-based community, wants the Mid-West Family Broadcasting Group to dump the WTDY-AM host for last week referring to Rice as "Aunt Jemima" and Powell as "Uncle Tom." President Bush last week nominated Rice to replace Powell as secretary of state. "Mr. Sylvester's...

A coalition of black clergy Friday denounced recent "racial motivated attacks" by three editorial cartoonists, the Washington Post and the New York Times upon National Security Adviser Dr. Condoleezza Rice, who was recently nominated by President Bush to serve as the next secretary of state. The Faith Based Leadership Council, a group of over 200 black clergy and members of the faith-based community, said cartoonists Jeff Danzinger, Pat Oliphant, Garry Trudeau, the Post and the Times have used racial stereotypes "to conduct their personal character assassination of" Rice's integrity because she chose to serve the Bush administration. "These cartoonists believe...

(CNSNews.com) - A coalition of black clergy Friday denounced recent "racial motivated attacks" by three editorial cartoonists, the Washington Post and the New York Times upon National Security Adviser Dr. Condoleezza Rice, who was recently nominated by President Bush to serve as the next secretary of state. The Faith Based Leadership Council, a group of over 200 black clergy and members of the faith-based community, said cartoonists Jeff Danzinger, Pat Oliphant, Garry Trudeau, the Post and the Times have used racial stereotypes "to conduct their personal character assassination of" Rice's integrity because she chose to serve the Bush administration....

Faith Based Leadership Council 4545 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 625 Washington, DC 20008 (202) 466-7701 (202) 558-2259 THE FAITH BASED LEADERSHIP COUNCIL DENOUNCES THE RACIAL MOTIVATED ATTACKS UPON DR. CONDOLEEZZA RICE PRESS RELEASE November 19, 2004 (Washington DC)---- The Faith Based Leadership Council (FBLC)(formerly the National Faith Based Initiative Coalition), a group of over 200 black clergy and members of the Faith Based Community, denounced the racial motivated attacks upon Dr. Condoleezza Rice by Editorial Cartoonists Jeff Danziger, Pat Oliphant, Garry Trudeau, the Washington Post and New York Times. The three cartoonists have for several months used racial stereotypes to...