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...outdone, the Radcliffe Pitches waxed hip and humorous on "Is You Is or Is You Ain't my Baby," with a faultless solo by Samantha Ho, and stunning scat by Julia McDonald. The Opportunes, as usual, provided solid performances, including "Still of the Night." The Impromptus, a subset of the Kuumba Singers, battled microphone problems to deliver a capable rendition of "Why Do Fools Fall in Love...

Author: By David L. Greene, | Title: Nourishment for Hungry Ears | 2/16/1988 | See Source »

...searching for other means to support the contras, but his options were limited at best. The Administration was quick to point out that it will not be involved in private efforts to sustain the rebels. Moreover, the Administration wants no part of the clandestine contra schemes of yesteryear. "There ain't going to be an Ollie North on this watch," said a senior White House aide grimly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Contra Account Runs Dry | 2/15/1988 | See Source »

...failed to arrive, Angie was caught stealing food from the supermarket and was brought home in handcuffs. "When I came to this hotel I still believed in God," the mother tells Kozol. "I said: 'Maybe God can help us to survive.' I lost my faith. My hopes. And everything. Ain't nobody -- no God, no Jesus -- gonna help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Not Fair RACHEL AND HER CHILDREN | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

From the very first, Boy Wille keeps at Berneice. He wants to sell "his half" of the piano to buy some land, since "land's the only thing God ain't making more of." But Berneice wants to cling to her family heritage and never to forget the struggles that came along with the piano. As brother and sister struggle over the piano, Wilson brings out the conflict between wanting to remember old grudges and assimilating with whites, who are "hard to figure out sometimes...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: Family Ties | 1/15/1988 | See Source »

...what they don't say -- about issues." Her tone is sweetly reasonable. But just to make sure those video-dazed viewers in Iowa and New Hampshire sit up and listen, she shakes her spectacles at them and adds, "If you think you've seen it all, you ain't seen nothin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AARP's Gray Power! | 1/4/1988 | See Source »

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