NAACP Demands Less Minority Representation On UPN

BALTIMORE–Decrying the strong presence of African Americans on such programs as Malcolm & Eddie, Shasta, and The Parkers, NAACP president Kweisi Mfume called Monday for a significant reduction in minority representation on UPN. “We must step up pressure on this network to decrease the visibility of our people,” said Mfume, addressing the NAACP’s Board Of Directors. “America is just 13 percent black, yet on these crappy shows, we make up a full 85 percent. This is utterly unacceptable.” Mfume then called for a boycott of UPN until the network “severely underrepresents us.”