A moral compass for America, always pointing us in the direction of truth
"I taught for nearly 70 years. And I would like my students to take up where I left off and to carry on the fight to establish history as a powerful force for good -- a constructive force to rectify the ills of our society -- to change the world, as it were."Ted Landphair, VOA News, "'Revisionist' Historian Franklin Gets America Thinking About Role of African Americans"
[...] Not only has it had the first black president, now it presents the second without even blinking (or commenting, so far, on the Kennedyesque nature of the Palmer family). The non-issue represents a subterranean hipness to "24" that rarely gets mentioned as everyone ponders how superhero character Jack Bauer not only saves Los Angeles and, in turn, the country year after year, but how he does it in 24 hours without ever eating or going to the bathroom.
It's easy to dismiss "24" and the minority president issue as a case of a non-political series choosing action (everything blows up on "24" and the pace is incessant) over making a statement. But that conveniently ignores the fact that "24" has, in the prior two seasons, become surprisingly political, just not about the color of the president. [...]
Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle, "'24' reflects post-Sept. 11 mind-set"
"You can relocate cattle but you can't relocate history. We as a black culture don't have an awful lot to relate to, and now they want to kill one of the only things we do have."
Leslie Fulbright, San Francisco Chronicle, "Battle for piece of black history: Allensworth, a town founded for African Americans, may get new neighbors -- 2 huge dairy farms"
"All of my friends had to buy Pepsi. I kept stockpiles of Pepsi in my house. All the places I went had to have Pepsi. If I was out with someone and they ordered Coke, I might have thrown a glass of water in their face. ... My wife would say, 'I think you're going crazy -- Pepsi, Pepsi, Pepsi!'"
Stephanie Capparell, Wall Street Journal, "How Pepsi Opened Door to Diversity"
“The vision right now throughout the community is all the same vision, which is that the archives are important. It’s an important way of pulling the community together. It’s an important way of highlighting African-American history and culture. And it’s something that needs to happen right away.”
Steve Penn, Kansas City Star, "They'll lead the way"
Also: Conrad Worrill, Chicago Defender, "Searching for an African American electoral strategy;" Monte Whaley, Denver Post, "Black cavalry answered the charge: Buffalo Soldiers troupe brings regiments' history to life;" William Blackburn, Charlotte Observer, "Don't take African American vote for granted;"
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