Word: africas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Critical issues included the war in Vietnam, U.S. involvement in Cambodia, apartheid in South Africa and a stronger Afro-American studies department...
...February of 1972, roughly 50 black protesters, primarily students, occupied Mass. Hall to protest Harvard's investment in Gulf Oil Company, which operated in South Africa...
...Class of 1973 anticipates its upcominggraduation, the University votes on keyreferendums for several of the companies in whichit invests. On April 11, Harvard's AdvisoryCommittee on Shareholder Responsibility votes withshareholders to demand that the CaterpillarTractor Company disclose information on itsoperations in South Africa...
Barely a week later, Harvard votes to have thePhillips Petroleum Company withdraw from Namibiaand for General Electric to disclose informationon its activities in South Africa...
With bland pop fare ruling American radio and the once popular Lollapalooza tour falling by the wayside, this year's Africa Fete offers a compelling summer alternative. "The attraction is that this is some of the most exciting music on the planet," says Blackwell. "It's ancient and it's modern at the same time. There are rhythms and sounds here that you will hear nowhere else in America." For the performers it's a chance to reach a potentially huge new audience. Mursal speaks Somali, Arabic, Danish and only a little English, but when asked if she's excited...