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...Since Hu's return from Italy, the country's top officials are now focused on the Xinjiang unrest. Minister of Public Security Meng Jianzhu addressed more than 100 police officers clad in all-black riot gear on a street near the People's Square in Urumqi, telling them that they were responsible for the people's safety. Security forces have come from as far away as central Shanxi and eastern Anhui provinces, and the influx of troops has brought the city largely under control. (See TIME's coverage of the G-8 summit...
...they would see at each of these sites was a parade of hundreds of uniformed troops over the course of several hours: the Mumbai police, the Indian army and paramilitary groups including the Rapid Action Force and the National Security Guard's ?lite "Black Cat" commandos, distinctive in their all-black uniforms. It was not always clear who was in charge. On Thursday at the Taj, police officers waited idly in their jeeps as 100 army personnel tried to take control of the hotel. At the Oberoi, the police commissioner appeared to be taking the lead...
There's a myth, perpetuated by the press and the 2006 Disney movie Glory Road, that it took exceptional courage for Don to start an all-black team. Not really. It took a guy who didn't care about colors. He would have started five white kids or five Chinese kids if that gave him the best chance to win. Don's legacy is that he played the game the way he thought it should be played, without prejudice...
...casting,” Lester says. But that time, he says, has passed. “Frankly, once an idea reaches Broadway, it’s an indication that the idea is perhaps a little stale.”A DIVERSITY OF SKILLSLester is referring to the all-black production of Tennesee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” a first for Broadway, which began performances February 12. Thanks to the high-profile staging and an A-list cast including James Earl Jones and Phylicia Rashad, the production has already sold...
...Strauss was inspired to embark on the project while working as a counselor at Prairie View A&M University, an all-black college in Texas, during the summer following his sophomore year...