1.   And in February, Mfume, without explicitly telling the board, called for a boycott of hotels with a poor record of hiring and promoting blacks.

2.   Birmingham was successful in promoting blacks at all levels of the fire deptartment.

3.   But if Texaco had had an aggressive program to recruit and promote blacks, those white executives would have had to learn to make peace with diversity.

4.   Earlier this year, as the case loomed over the agency, Ms. Meissner promoted three blacks into management posts in Newark, Detroit and Bangkok.

5.   In June, the EEOC found Texaco had failed to promote blacks in certain employee groups because of their race.

6.   In June, the EEOC found that Texaco failed to promote blacks in certain employee groups because of their race.

7.   Moore said military and civilian personnel at the top of the chain of command were solidly committed to hiring and promoting blacks and treating them fairly on the job.

8.   Other demands include hiring and promoting more blacks and developing a plan to increase tolerance in the workplace.

9.   Platt readily admits that the company has had difficulty recruiting and promoting blacks.

10.   Watts has also complained that the Republican Party has not done enough to promote blacks into high-profile positions in government.