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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...then had a student read aloud from an article he distributed, "The Black Studies War" from the January 17 issue of the Village Voice, in which Gates claimed that in a debate, K. Anthony Appiah, Professor of Afro-American Studies and Philosophy, "could kick Molefi's ass...

Author: By Godffrey S. Williams, | Title: Asante Speaks About Black History | 2/16/1995 | See Source »

...Gates said he or Appiah was gonna kick my ass," Asante explained after the discussion, "so I expected them to come...

Author: By Godffrey S. Williams, | Title: Asante Speaks About Black History | 2/16/1995 | See Source »

Butt Trumpet takes some getting used to. The parental advisory sticker on the cover has the words "lighten up" pasted underneath it. The spot where the CD rests in the case has a revealing photo of somebody's bare ass. Butt Trumpet's self-counsciousness is apparent in all aspects of the album...

Author: By Christopher J. Hernandez, | Title: Butt Trumpet, What a Name... | 2/16/1995 | See Source »

...that during Gibson's 10 years as chairman, he has run up $500,000 worth of charges on his N.A.A.C.P.-paid American Express Card, while receiving at least $300,000 in reimbursements for the same expenses. ``I've known Gibson to call up and threaten to kick people's ass if the American Express bill wasn't paid on time,'' says a former N.A.A.C.P. administrator. ``He traveled first class all the time.'' This alleged high living occurred at a time when the N.A.A.C.P. was running up a $4.5 million deficit, furloughing 90 members of its staff and letting hundreds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LET'S SCRAP THE N.A.A.C.P. | 2/13/1995 | See Source »

...only agree with Mr. Bumble in Dickens' Oliver Twist, who maintained, ``The law is a ass, a idiot.'' And the biggest, most unethical asses of all are Texas officials who are more interested in convictions at any price than in justice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 6, 1995 | 2/6/1995 | See Source »

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