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...grade inflation and West’s use of his time away from Harvard last year. Last year, West was on a medical leave of absence during which he also recorded a rap album. In addition, he is heading up an exploratory committee for prospective presidential candidate the Rev. Al Sharpton...
Morrow quoted the remarks of the Rev. Franklin Graham, who said, "The God of Islam is not the same God [as that of Christianity]. It's a different God, and I believe it is a very evil and wicked religion." But not all Christians embrace the views of Christianity's extreme fundamentalists. It is well established that there are varying sects of Islam, just as there is a multitude of denominations in Christianity. Yes, there have been failures in Islamic societies, but America has its share of shortcomings too. We have not eliminated poverty, racism and injustice in our country...
...Birmingham, Ala., demonstrations for desegregation. In the same year he led 200,000 in the March on Washington and gave the galvanizing "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial. "He articulates the longings, the hopes, the aspirations of his people," said his colleague the Rev. Ralph Abernathy. King went on in 1964 to win the Nobel Peace Prize and to see the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act passed. But the price he had always paid for his nonviolent leadership was violence. He was repeatedly assaulted, his home bombed. In 1968 he paid the ultimate price: he was assassinated...
...called Community Action Now. Says he: "While we're not the Promised Land, we're making great progress and moving in the right direction. I think everyone's tired of fighting." Still, the effort is off to a bumpy start. White recently canned the most outspoken can member, the Rev. Damon Lynch, after he called for an economic boycott of the city. In addition, the chairman of the Citizen's Police Review Panel, Keith Borders, resigned, citing the city's lack of cooperation. "The administration and the police chief and the police division refuse to be held accountable," says Borders...
...budget needs more revenue, you could always add 50 cents to the subway/bus fare, or hike the tax on parking garages - some New Yorkers will pay anything for a luxury. And something might be done with the tolls. But that's for the bean counters. Banning parking would rev all the economic engines that the city runs on, and eliminate the real source of economic dead weight, namely private-vehicle owners who are just waiting for an excuse to get out of town for the weekend anyway...