Forum for Black Journalists was out of line

South African Human Rights Commission
says Forum for Black Journalists was out of line

After the inaugural meeting of the Forum for Black Journalists (FBJ) addressed by ANC president Jacob Zuma - from which non-black journalists were barred - there has been a major public uproar.
As a result, debates have sparked as to whether South Africa's new democracy is in need of exclusive forums such as these.
Tasked with the preservation and protection of human rights, the South African Human Rights Commission (SA HRC) engaged the issue and, of late, ruled that the barring of white journalists from joining the FBJ is unconsttutional.
Story on IOL

==Comment==
I think it's interesting that such a PC subject has set off such a bonfire of emotions. If the tables were turned, what would my colleagues of colour say? The fact that so many people died and suffered to allow all South Africans to have their cake and eat it means that for now, I agree with the HRC's ruling.