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...educator had furthered civil rights. Moses said that he saw education as a crucial step in expanding rights. “There is nothing radical about voter registration. But bringing voter registration to Mississippi sharecroppers, that was radical,” he said. “Doing math isn??t radical. But teaching kids in the bottom quartile as part of a larger political and cultural process, that’s radical.” Despite the theoretical tone of his address, Moses said that the key to social change lies in individual hands-on initiatives, the sort...
...grainy and the audio is poor. Several of the other Nollywood filmmakers interviewed claim that the revival of the VHS camera to shoot their movies was essential to the survival of the industry, because, in a country whose average income is less than $1 per day, there simply isn??t the money for big-budget films.Associate producer Aimee Corrigan explained that the industry’s lack of polish is the result of a practical application vacuum in Nigerian film education. “Some universities have theory only, but this is really the problem, is a lack...
...weak link—which, perhaps unsurprisingly, happens to be its single—is particularly weak. “Do You Wanna Dance?” is one of the very few Pastor Troy tracks that suffers from an inability to tastefully handle any song that isn??t about thuggin’, a condition known as Ja-Rule-featuring-Ashanti Syndrome, or JRFAS for short. Perhaps he’s trying to recapture the success of his only true breakout track, 2002’s “Are We Cuttin’.” Problem...
...Race Card” doesn’t tell us how any of these goals should be accomplished. It doesn’t help that Ford equivocates so that the problem one must solve eludes understanding. He presents information, then seems to switch it around, until one isn??t sure whether it’s racism or not.And since each chapter’s subject is so different, the overall message of the book gets lost in the segments. Questions that Ford should have answered linger well after one finishes the book. When is it appropriate to bring...
...Gratification Players.KB: IGP is a long-form improv comedy troupe. Usually what we’ll do is take a one-word suggestion and then we’ll kind of riff on that for about 45 minutes, just branching between scenes. It’s usually pretty fun.RR: Isn??t this supposed to be instant? I don’t feel gratified yet.KB: Alright, what about if I did a scene about me and my friend who is a banana. Starting to feel more gratified? Maybe? A little bit?RR: You’re getting there.KB: Alright...