Word: quicked
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Last week, while quick to say that all shouldfeel welcome in Kuumba, some members echoed theconcerns raised in "Kuumbacide" and said that theyfelt that Kuumba is not the haven for blackstudents that it was intended...
...sounds came in quick succession, and the kids laughed--mistaking the volley for firecrackers, a joke or maybe the drama students acting out a play. "When people started falling to the ground, I thought it was all made up," says Alisha. "I saw Natalie [Brooks] and Paige [Ann Herring] fall to the ground, and Natalie had blood coming out of her head, but the blood just didn't look real. When Paige fell, I thought she was just diving to the ground." Alisha wasn't the only one in denial. As Candace Porter, 11, collapsed against one of the cinder...
...mild case of angina Tuesday when this story moved on the AP newswire: "PBS Announces Bid to Acquire Time Warner." Said the press release, "Current Time Warner executives Gerald M. Levin and R. E. (Ted) Turner will be encouraged to apply for positions in the new company." A quick scan of the story -- which professed to be "embargoed until 12:01 a.m., April 1" -- revealed its lighthearted intentions. But AP didn't see the funny side, and ran an "urgent" disclaimer advising readers to ignore the story. "Managers at PBS say it was an April Fools' joke," sniffed...
...dictatorial President Moussa Traore had run the country dismally for 23 years. "I made a coup," says Toure, "but sometimes you have to give a quick kick to democracy." Rare among Africa's military bosses, A.T.T. had the courage to return his country to civilian control. "I watched officers my age in other countries take over," he says. "These men came in to save their countries, then stayed 20 years. But when a country is well managed, the constitution is respected, no captain can come out of his barracks. The vaccination against a coup is good government...
...objects of ridicule. Of course, Springer says the show is "silly" and "outrageous" and a "cultural cartoon" and so shouldn't be taken too seriously. "Most people get the joke," says Steve Rosenberg, president of TV distribution for USA. "It's crazy and funny, like World Wrestling." He is quick to add that there's nothing fake about it--and that's exactly the problem. The Jerry Springer Show is like pro wrestling, except that the eye gougings, physical and emotional, are authentic. This is a joke...