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"NIGGER" is a word we don't hear very often. Occassionally it is whispered as part of an insensitive joke. We read it in the pages of Twain's Huckleberry Finn as a solemn reminder of a past we are too embarrassed to remember. It is a harsh and frightening...
Despite his voucher system and the remainder of his conservative agenda, DuPont made suprising overtures to another former candidate during the convention. He allied himself with Rev. Jesse Jackson. He even proposed that Republican economic policies are better suited to achieving Jackson's economic goals than Democratic policies.
Dukakis' plan will eliminate the need for such decisions. To borrow from Jesse Jackson, it places public health above private wealth.
I probably felt many of the same feelings watching Anthony Nesty win a goal medal in the Olympics two nights ago as my grandparents and other Blacks did watching Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics.
Beamon's record will be the toughest to overtake. The jump was almost surreal. In the 33 years since Jesse Owens jumped 26 ft. 8 1/4 in., the mark had increased only 8 1/2 in. In one leap, Beamon raised it by nearly 2 ft. Since then, Carl Lewis has...