Word: insists
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...many black students insist that racism, however subtle exists at Harvard Summer School. According to Curry, "In the South, they don't like black people, and they'll tell you. Here, you see more subtle manifestations of racism. In the classroom, I'll say something, and they'll look back with an expression on the white person's face as if to say," Oh, he can talk!' And if I say something twice, they seem to say, Oh, he can think...
...years. If the union had approved this contract, Coleman explained, the University would have automatically made the pay raises retroactive. But, he told the workers, the University had said it would not guarantee retroactive pay if the first contract was rejected. Coleman said, however, that he would insist on the retroactive...
...relatively safe in Watts, something that cannot be said for all the nation's ghettos. Though most members of minorities like Reddin's ideas, many Negro militants still refuse to talk with the police. Some, like US (US is black people; whites would be THEM) Chief Ron Karenga, insist that Chief Parker's out-and-out hostility would be preferable to Reddin's firm amiability. The police, says Karenga, are still a neocolonial force in the ghetto. "They are not protecting us. They are controlling us." Karenga complains that the only function of Reddin's community councils is to release...
...wake of the second-round sweep, De Gaulle again questioned Pompidou about his plans. So confident was Pompidou that De Gaulle would insist on his staying on that he again mentioned his need for a rest. By July 1, Pompidou sensed a less friendly atmosphere at the Elysée. As one Minister put it: "There was that air, the chauffeurs and the ushers talk, you know, and then there were those dossiers being brought in"-a sign that De Gaulle was poring over secret personnel records of all possible candidates...
...Whole Bit. But many couples insist that they do belong in the same world. Says San Francisco Negro Drama Student Toni Johns, 20: "I feel proud that I can date white boys, that my companion can do it, that we have no hang-ups, that we have enough sense and our heads are in the right place." And when it is a case of true love, the reaction can be fiery. Says Seattle Negro Musician Ernie Hatfield, 18, of his white fiancee: "We're not trying to prove anything. We love each other, that...