Last week Governor George Pataki attended the annual Black and Hispanic Caucus dinner, causing something of an uproar in Democratic Party circles. Predictably, he was criticized for showing up on the grounds he hadn't come to the Caucus

The pages of Big Apple newspapers have been filled with spin on the results of the mayoral race. For the first few days, the story (made up by pundits who have nothing much else to do) was that the Giuliani vote put Mike Bloomberg over the top.

Last week, while our government was marshalling its resources to bring the fanatic perpetrators of the World Trade Center attack to justice, the New York Post editorial staff took time out to pen another of its diatribes against me.

A very intriguing and controversial political relationship has formed with huge implications for the Black electorate. Not surprisingly, Dr. Lenora Fulani is at the center of that controversy and said relationship. Dr. Fulani has endorsed Michael Bloomberg, a Republican candidate for Mayor of New York City who, as a staple of his campaign strategy, is actively courting independent voters