Word: revs
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...locate "no clear public funding stream" for deaf people. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control, tallying informally, are unable to name major current programs totaling more than $200,000. "In practical terms, that's two, possibly three salaries," including the necessary coverage of employees' health care, says the Rev. Margaret Reinfeld, an official at the AIDS organization AMFAR (American Association for AIDS Research) who recently sat on a CDC external review for prevention programs. "There's absolutely no question that the resources are grossly insufficient to the need." Adds Barbara J. Wood, board member of the mainstream National Association...
...problem for the Rev. Benjamin Chavis of the N.A.A.C.P. and Abraham Foxman of the Jewish Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, who met last week to discuss what to do about him in a meeting so sensitive they would not even confirm he was the topic under discussion. On Saturday, the N.A.A.C.P. said it would convene a national summit of black leaders and would pointedly include Farrakhan as a gesture of support, despite expected Jewish condemnation. "We have every right to convene African-American leadership," said Chavis. "There's a deep hunger in our community...
...interview last week, Farrakhan acknowledged his isolation: "I don't have a personal relationship with any black civil rights leader. Rev. Jackson is the only person I have socialized with, been in his home, sat at his table. Every other civil rights leader I have had occasion to meet, I have an acquaintance with. I don't pick up the phone and call any one of them...
...hint that Edvard Munch's stolen masterpiece, The Scream, may be returned came last week from a Norwegian antiabortion activist. The Rev. Borre Knudsen said the painting may be returned if local television broadcasts The Silent Scream -- a film that shows a fetus being aborted. Knudsen refused to say whether his organization was actually involved in the theft, which took place on the opening day of the Lillehammer Games...
...entrance into the gallery hypothetically provides the necessary light to convert this negative image into a "real" image- ("real" meaning a work of realism and representation). Ward challenges the viewer's perception and vision through this work by providing an alternative, yet similar view of the world. The Rev. Robert walker skates on black ice on a dark day. His attire is pure white, not the traditional dark suit of a reverend. And his face is as dark as the background, distinguishable because of the small traces of white that outline the contour of his profile. We are able...