Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Black group gathered momentum, it formed its own cultural groups, including Kuumba. Black C.A.S.T., and Diaspora, a Black literary magazine. Despite their cultural orientation, these groups were initially political. The Kuumba sisters, for example, frequently sang in prisons and at political rallies, says Diane A. Crawford '83, the group's former president. Other groups, although less overtly political, were at least implicitly so in their efforts to define a unique cultural identify or "Black Nationalism." Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III believes these cultural groups were highly influenced by the emergence of radical basis within Black society, their growth...
...about whether a black should run for President in 1984. Replacing the old guard of civil rights activists, black mayors are emerging as a powerful force in national politics and public policy. Black leaders marvel that for the first time in a decade, there is a vibrant sense of momentum in the black community. "Back in 1970 we used to say that politics was the new cutting edge of the civil rights movement," says Eddie Williams, president of the Joint Center for Political Studies, a black think tank. "Thirteen years later, we're beginning to really believe...
...divert the magma, Italy's minister of civil protection summoned a team of volcanologists. The strategy: to redirect the lava from its southward path into a wide hollow, away from inhabited areas. The specialists hoped that spreading the lava would speed its cooling, and thus slow the momentum of the flow. The diversion required the removal of a 25-ft. section in a 328-ft.-long natural wall of old lava, and was to be accomplished by precision blasting...
...Star Wars could have gone in the toilet and it wouldn't have mattered financially. It's an interesting choice I made, and now I'm burned out. In fact, I was burned out a couple of years ago, and I've been going on momentum ever since. Star Wars has grabbed my life and taken it over against my will. Now I've got to get my life back again-before it's too late...
...That goal by Stevens really hurt us." Kleinfelder said." We had just taken the lead and had the momentum. Then we lost...