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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While the term African-American does represent an advance in the continual evolution toward a true identity for a people whose ancestors were forcibly brought to this hemisphere by Europeans, forcibly held in slave labor and forcibly mixed in racial composition, it may be imprecise, or equivocal at best.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Afrindeur-American? | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

Sophomore Jamie Henikoff qualified for the United States Maccabiah tennis team, which will represent the U.S. at the Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Henikoff to Represent U.S. in Israel | 1/20/1989 | See Source »

Just a few weeks ago, the Supreme Court vouched for the rulemaker's omnipotence, deciding against Nevada-Las Vegas basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian in his twelve-year fight for due process as opposed to arbitrary suspensions. It may be an accident of timing, but almost from the moment of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: You Do It Until You Get Caught | 1/9/1989 | See Source »

That is not so far from screenwriter Gerolmo's original conception, more than four years ago, of Mississippi Burning: a political parable with western overtones, perhaps to star William Hurt and Clint Eastwood. "Hurt would represent the idealistic approach, and Eastwood the violent response," says Gerolmo, 35. "The film would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Fire This Time | 1/9/1989 | See Source »

The goal for the juniors and seniors at Watertown High in Watertown, Mass., is to mount a thimble-size metal earth on a coat hanger in the middle of a melon-size clear-plastic sphere that is supposed to be the universe. The students then use Magic Markers to trace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Lessons From On High | 1/9/1989 | See Source »

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