Jews and Blacks in Hollywood

More than a year ago Legrand Clegg—president of a media watchdog organization, the Coalition Against Black Exploitation—was applauded at the NAACP convention in Los Angeles when he charged that “the century-old problem of Jewish racism in Hollywood” denies blacks access to positions of power in the industry. The charge of “Jewish racism” in both executive hiring and Hollywood movie images of blacks was more recently echoed in the race-baiting, reminiscent of anti-S...