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Unlike Montgomery, 40 miles distant, Chilton has never been an activist hotbed, perhaps because this peach-farming flatland is only 12% African American. "The blacks pretty much blend in with us," says Judy Smith, who owns a Sno Biz shaved-ice stand. "Every once in a while they get rowdy, but they're not quite as bad as they are elsewhere." Be that as it may, in 1985 a black political group called the Alabama Democratic Conference brought a voting-rights suit against Chilton and some surrounding municipalities. Nearby towns opted to create black-majority districts, but Chilton's highly...
High points on this disc include the"Cannonball" Adderly's mournful ballad "Mercy,Mercy, Mercy," and the four tracks by Booker T.and MG's (the only band that reallydeserves the label as `the hardest working band inshow biz'): "Green Onions" (which was named whenbass player Lewis Steinberg was asked to think ofthe funkiest thing he could), the molasses-thick"Hip Hug-Her," the ghetto-blues soundtrack to the1969 movie Uptight, "Time is Tight" and"Hang `Em High," an organ-driven remaking of thetheme song for the Clint Eastwood spaghettiwestern of the same name...
Reflecting on Prof. Shelby Steele's performance as a scholar last month at the Kennedy school of Government's ARCO Forum, prompts my protest against the sorry state of political discourse. There is plenty of toleration for error in an entertaining, "show-biz" format, but little tolerance or patience with truth. Steele, famous for one, thin, bestseller, "The Content of Our Character," said the difficulties of Blacks today result from "a failure to adjust to freedom" and repeatedly denounced policies like affirmative action as "preferences...
...Raytheon announces big layoffs in Massachusetts. In these times the insinuation by anyone, however "notorious" or "respectable", that Jews, Blacks, immigrants, gays or any demonized "Other" enjoys "preferences" is irresponsible, reckless demagoguery. Whatever happened to old-fashioned debates? When Malcolm X came to Harvard he debated. Drop the "show-biz" format. Why not real debates? Let two sides argue, rebut, present evidence, and question witnesses. Let the world know that if you come to Harvard mouthing cliches you'll get hammered and demagogues will censor themselves...
When TriStar executives read Kramer's diatribe, they might well have uttered joyful yelps -- the show-biz equivalent of "The Eagle has landed!" Even if their feelings were bruised, the movie's makers had reason to cheer. Now Philadelphia was not just a worthy film and a likely moneymaker; thanks to Kramer, it was a flashpoint for argument. As Demme says, with a soft laugh, "Any kind of debate about a movie is always stimulating to public interest in the film." Translation: controversy sells...