Word: africanism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...recent concert in an African-Americanchurch, "we proved ourselves through the music--wesing it the way it's supposed to be sung," Whytesaid. "The [audience's skeptical] attitude isprobably there, but we can prove them wrong.Still, some people don't want to have to provethem wrong--which is fair...
...terms of U.S. policy. Yet the first, riveting picture bounced back across the Atlantic was of a frightened, scarlet-faced President Bill Clinton shouting "Back!" as he was nearly trampled by screaming, shoving crowds in Ghana's capital of Accra. Complained the Rev. Jesse Jackson, shepherding Clinton across the African continent: "A half-million people were reduced to 40. So America saw us through a keyhole rather than a door." Unruly mobs in sweltering heat, photo ops with men who came to power at gunpoint, people dancing in brilliantly colored garb: those were often the familiar scenes seized...
...reality is that at higher educationinstitutions, African Americans make up 6 percentof the student body. If admissions relied only ontest scores and grades, that number would fall toone or two percent. I don't see how this isimproving race relations," she said...
...Clinton reflected on slavery today in his farewell-to-Africa speech at Goree Island, the disembarkation point for millions of African slaves sent to the Americas. He spoke of it as ?one of the most difficult chapters of American history,? but focused on celebrating the triumph of African-Americans over their enslavement. His hosts were most enthused, however, by his emphasis on a new partnership between Africa and America. ?Africa really warmed to Clinton,? says Michaels. ?They found him open and relaxed, and well-briefed. Now they?re hoping that he has long coattails in America?s business community...
...President Abdou Diouf, one of its most enthusiastic supporters. Tomorrow Clinton visits Goree Island, the slave-trade embarkation point, to make the closing speech of his trip. Don't expect an apology for slavery: Asked about the much-hyped issue earlier this week, the President said, "Most of my African-American friends and advisers... think we need to be looking toward the future...