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...every horrifying detail about her son's death is dredged up and his name is dragged, ever so delicately, through the mud by the defense. As it was in Simi Valley, Calif., where a jury with no black members acquitted the cops accused in the videotaped beating of Rodney King, the defense strategy in Albany is plain: say the cops were justified, and blame the victim. Talk about the fear that enveloped the four members of the ?lite street-crimes unit, each armed with a Glock semiautomatic pistol loaded with 16 bullets, as they confronted Diallo, 22, a street vendor...
...Move to table behind me and sit with Rodney Yeh '03, who is eating Apple Jacks with Fruit Loops. He complains, "They mixed it up--it's supposed to be honey nut." "That sucks," I commiserate. He nods...
Wilson spoke of growing economic disparity and racial tensions in recent years, pointing to Rodney King and other incidents of racial conflict...
...game is big and sloppy and wonderful to watch. With Northwest ahead 14-13, Karl makes a fine pass to Bobby, but the ball squirts through his hands. On the next play, Webster's Rodney Trevino catches a pass and scores. On the next series, Bobby, now playing defense, is determined to make up for his bobbled pass. He hammers a Northwest player, causing him to fumble. Webster's Raken Stamps recovers the ball and runs it into the end zone. Score...
...which he successfully exhibits the complex issues and themes presented in Phelan's work. Great challenges are posed, clearly relating to an audience one woman's intricate mourning of her husband's death. She becomes obsessed with the images of death in Holbein's painting "The Ambassadors" and the Rodney King incident as they relate to her loss. Such challenges are met by McGee's decision to divide the woman's voice into three distinct roles: the grieving wife, the part of her consciousness obsessed with the painting and her socially active voice. By doing so, the audience is able...