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...Rock and Roll is Dead," croons Lenny Kravitz. Indeed, rock and roll radio has found itself punked, rapped and now popped down to FM frequencies frightening close to those forbidden upper 80's. Call him Custer. Or more appropriately, Stonewall. Either way, the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson is fighting a losing battle against time, a battle that will surely end--but not without a fight. On Tuesday, the Southern rocker and friends did just that, converting the Orpheum into a slugfest while treating the audience to a genuine rock and roll spectacle...
...black history while promoting awareness of significant black historical, figures. Although this idea has, to some extent, evolved into thinly veiled self-esteem therapy for blacks and whites alike, such paeans to equality are not entirely without benefit. These hymns sing the praises of Martin Luther King, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, and others--black Americans whose contributions to the successes of modern blacks are undeniable...
...Robinson also called on industrializedcountries to head the world environmental crisisand end their "heedless output of waste andprofligate use of resources...
...What world will our children look back on?"Robinson asked. World problems of poverty,over-population and the spread of nuclear weaponsmust be faced immediately, she said...
...address following President Robinson'sspeech, Australian Ambassador to the U.N. RichardButler praised President Robinson as a "specialvoice from a deep and distinctive culture...