Rainbow/PUSH to rank automakers' diversity
The progress African Americans made in the auto industry over the past few decades is slipping, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, speaking in Detroit on Thursday, said his civil rights organization will scrutinize the hiring, buying, lending and management of the car companies in a report to see if they are "abandoning their diversity initiatives." Jackson noted that some automakers have had a decline in African-American car dealers, minorities are often the victims of predatory lending, and that foreign automakers are lagging behind their domestic rivals in buying parts from minority suppliers and hiring a diverse workforce. Rainbow/PUSH's report on the issue, scheduled for release in January, will rank automakers' performance. [more 
] Is this for real or is it a Jesse Jackson shakedown?
] Is this for real or is it a Jesse Jackson shakedown?