Outraged over the lack of minority representation in the new fall prime-time lineups, NAACP president Kweisi Mfume recently accused the major television networks of perpetuating "a virtual whitewash in programming." What do you think?

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  Black people are just as entitled to their own underwritten, one-dimensional characters as the rest of us.

  Steve Flores
  Bricklayer

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  I've worked with poverty-stricken youths in inner-city homeless shelters, and if there's one thing these kids need, it's to see more blacks on TV.

  Tami Johnson
  Social Worker

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  With the possible exception of MLK's assassination, there has been no greater setback in the struggle for racial equality than the 1996 cancellation of Homeboys In Outer Space.

  Dale Gibson
  Systems Analyst

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  You've got to realize, there are two sides to every story. As a network exec, sure, I was criticized by the NAACP, but the NAAWP named me their Man Of The Year.

  Roy Bainbridge
  Network Executive

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  I'm behind the NAACP 100 percent. Why? Because I really care about advancing colored people. Let's hear it for the coloreds!

  Carol Schinker
  Bank Teller

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  Dammit. The second you said 'Blacks on TV,' I got the theme from Martin stuck in my head. 'Mah-iiiin... Mah-iiiin.' Christ, that's annoying.

  Doug Slattery
  House Painter