Word: ninas
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...prejudice against a people who had been in this country for centuries. It's not that blacks, when given the rare and fleeting chance, had proved themselves incompetent performers. They lit up the screen - only to be consigned to oblivion. I smile in recollection of the pretty passion that Nina Mae McKinney poured into "Hallelujah," the agitated grace Fredi Washington invested in "Imitation of Life," the power and subtlety of Paul Robeson in "The Emperor Jones." And I curse the absence of all the other sharp or magnificent characters these artists and countless others might have embodied, if only...
...offbeat drum there--but Jones' voice doesn't have the rogue spirit required for improvisation or the range for sudden emotional bursts. Her singing is beautiful, but her pacing and delivery owe a greater debt to pop artists like James Taylor and Carole King than to Billie Holiday or Nina Simone. Of course, that could change. Jones is so new to her career that her recent influences leave fresh imprints. "I'm into country now," she says with glee. Sure Enough, Come Away with Me has a Hank Williams cover, and the title track has echoes of her new hero...
...challenged the judges? Nothing. The controversial resolution of awarding two gold medals was obviously aimed at pleasing the American press and public, and it reeked of cold war residue. It is rather symptomatic of the nation of plaintiffs that is America. Your cover headline should have read, injustice triumphs. NINA KOUPRIANOVA Winnipeg...
Soon after giving birth to her twins John and Matthew, now nearly 3, Nina Schultz decided that as a single, working parent, she wanted another caregiver around full time. An agency proposed a male nanny. "It hadn't occurred to me, but I realized it was a neat idea to have a positive male influence around for the boys," she says of her live-in nanny, Rob Aquino, 21. "He does everything from dressing them to cooking to playing hoops. They love him. It's the best thing I've done...
...dads and moms overcome their uneasiness and try male nannies? Well, it's unlikely that the guys will outnumber their female colleagues anytime soon, but chances are that mannies are here to stay--in some cases, for longer than they had planned. Rob Aquino, who fell in love with Nina Schultz's twins, took a year off from college to care for them. Now he's thinking of staying with the boys another year...