Steven A. Holmes, an editor in the Washington Bureau of The New York Times, has reported extensively on race and demographic issues and is the author of "Ron Brown: An Uncommon Life," a biography of the late Commerce Secretary and Chairman of the Democratic Party.
Maria Blanco from the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Michael Omi, Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley; and Raul Ramirez, News and Public Affairs Director and Executive Producer of KQED Radio will respond to Mr. Holmes' remarks.
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