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...some, the gospel element of our repertoire was the most enjoyable. After the performance, many commented on the power and spirituality of these great Negro songs, born out of the pain and oppression of a proud people. You did not have to be Black to understand. You did not have to be a Christian to understand. By the presence of the three French women whom I met after the concert, I gather that you did not even have to speak English. The message in the music transcends such bounds...
...result was music by, and often about, Black people. The gospel music, especially, detailed the strength and resiliency of a proud, courageous people. But the most important thing is that the music was not just for Black people...
Black rock 'n' roll has found sanctuary on alternative and college radio stations and in small rock clubs. So far, its biggest fans have been mainly hip young whites. But the Black Rock Coalition is working to spread the gospel, particularly among young black music lovers. It publishes a newsletter and organizes concerts, including a music festival in Bari, Italy, last June and free performances in playgrounds in black neighborhoods all through the summer. It has also produced its first album, The History of Our Future, an eclectic sampler distributed by Rykodisc that features 10 of the association's bands...
...Crispin, the patron saint of shoemakers,spread Gospel by day and made shoes by night. The3rd century Roman moved to the Aisne, northeast ofParis, and legend holds that he gave away shoes tothe poor. Some suggest that this Robin Hood offootware even stole his materials from the rich.In Lives of Illustrious Shoemakers,published in 1883, William Edward Winks writesthat "such tales are worthless," but honors St.Crispin as one of the first in a long line ofdistinguished shoemakers...
Wavering in confusion between these two schools of thought are the vast majority of Americans, wondering whom to believe. They have heard the gospel % of vitamin C as preached by the great chemist Linus Pauling, but they have also heard him ridiculed by health authorities. They may feed their children chewable vitamin tablets, but they question whether the pills are worth the high price. "I'd be thrilled to know what's right and to have someone tell me what to do," says Jane Traulsen, a mother of two who lives in White Plains, N.Y. "But all the information...