Word: golden
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Frederic Golden...
...when descendants of Thomas Woodson rolled up their sleeves to give blood for DNA testing, they saw it as a chance to affirm their faith--that Thomas was, in fact, a child of Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings. "We knew it like religion," says Robert Golden, Thomas' great-great-great- grandson. The results, however, came as a shock: Jefferson was not Thomas Woodson's father...
...order to fare better in society. "It's a way of getting away from the stigma and the suffering," explains New York University African studies professor Tricia Rose. Some urban blacks were able to straddle the fence, black at home and white at work. "You would have neighbors," says Golden. "But when you saw them downtown at the job, you knew not to speak to them." But for many, like Eston, it has been a path of no return. To be found out would mean losing status, jobs, opportunities--if not meeting violent results--so familial ties were permanently severed...
...Bulldogs dropped both its games last week to the Saints and Golden Knights but are the defending regular season ECAC champions...
...Wild Mushroom Pot Pie ($6) even House (rather than home) Fries ($4). The punchiness of the flavors is the truest indicator of Harvest's theme, however. Each dish boasts multiple ingredients, each with a strong presence. For instance, the Seared Rare Duck Salad ($9) comes as advertised with roasted golden beets, frisee greens and an overly assertive soy-ginger dressing. Spicy Squid "Rhode Island Style" ($8) is sweetly battered and deep fried, yet manages somehow to avoid being greasy, served in a salad of arugula, jalapeno and tomato. The vinaigrette on the greens renders the squid batter pleasantly soggy...