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...sense of being shut out from certain opportunities. No matter where we lived or how we behaved, we were all bound by the knowledge that there were things we couldn’t do and places we couldn’t go, all because of the color of our skin. It was a bit like being stuck together in a crowded room with no doors. I cannot say that Barack Obama has let us out of that room, but he has at least opened a skylight and given us all something more in common than centuries of accumulated hatred...
...steel press about half the size of a shoe box, and pressure is applied until all the squeal's gone out of it...I don't count them, but there's a real cacophony of flavors, from the familiar sweetness of boiled ham to the earthy notes of the skin. All the different bacon you've ever eaten comes back to say hello...
...train station. I remember being completely overwhelmed,” Odundo said. “The body as a vessel is a very important aspect. The woman’s body tends to change. It is a carrying vessel.” Inspired by the thinness of human skin, Odundo explained the physical lightness of her pottery, admitting that the practicality of moving her vessels also plays a role in her creative process. “[The pieces] are very light, and when I went to the Royal College, I deliberately wanted to overcome the transportation issues of large pieces...
...country is showing its forward evolution, that the color of one's skin cannot inhibit one's ability, and that's worthy of celebration," said Corey Booker, mayor of Newark...
...Barack Hussein Obama did not win because of the color of his skin. Nor did he win in spite of it. He won because at a very dangerous moment in the life of a still young country, more people than have ever spoken before came together to try to save it. And that was a victory...