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...speech was part of the Richard Allen lecture series on "The Black Church in the New Millennium," and was moderated by Climenko Professor Charles J. Ogletree of Harvard Law School...
...outlined the history of Richard Allen, the founder and first bishop of the AME church who bought himself out of slavery in the 18th century and fought against religious segregation...
...while Jackson lauded the self-determination and courage of Allen, he told his audience not just to admire such dynamic figures but to get involved in the public sphere...
...Best Actor egregiously leaves out Jim Carrey's performance in Man on the Moon in favor of Sean Penn in Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown, an omission that stings slightly less than if they had nominated Tom Hanks for The Green Mile. (Totally random diversion, here. Tom Hanks is a poor actor. Why does everyone insist he's God? Did anyone see The Burbs? How about Joe vs. the Volcano? Just because he cried in Philadelphia, slurred his speech in Forrest Gump and lowered his volume in Saving Private Ryan doesn't mean he's Brando. Come...
Burton's supporters also made their own contribution to the ratings by framing the issue in terms of Burton's race. The presence of the head of Harvard branch of the NAACP, as well as S. Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, at the council meeting that discussed the constitutionality of Burton's trial made the scandal juicy enough to merit a Boston Globe article. As most people know from the antics of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, race is one of the surest means to generate interest among a population...