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...fear. Scholars of both races express this apprehension. Says Henry Louis Gates, chairman of Afro-American studies at Harvard: "That ((King)) jury was more afraid of the potential of being mugged by some hypothetical black male than it was of the abuse of the Constitution, of civil rights." Jim Sleeper, author of the book The Closest of Strangers: Liberalism and the Politics of Race in New York, is fearful that "we're at the dividing line now, where perception becomes reality, where the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling. The fact that the looters are out there doing the rioting only confirms...
...those readers interested in Black-Jewish relations, the anthology contains an enlightening section that includes a dialogue between Lerner and Jesse Jackson; two essays by James Macpherson and Cornel West; and a fascinating report by Jim Sleeper, an editorial reporter at New York Newsday, on the demagogic politics of race in America...
...rocky shakedown period, has emerged as a solid ratings success, while its older sibling, 20/20, is still going strong after 13 seasons. Back at CBS, 48 Hours (which departs from the newsmagazine format by focusing on one subject for an hour in cinema-verite fashion) has become a sleeper hit and has even generated a spin-off: Street Stories, which did well enough in four outings last month to win a renewal through the summer...
...American Music of Irving Berlin, Dwight Thomas at the Paramount Wurlitzer Organ (Newport Classic). Even on this unlikely instrument, Berlin's melodic invention -- from the infectious Puttin' on the Ritz to the tender Always -- is nonpareil. The sleeper of the year...
...season's oddest talent combo could be a sleeper hit. Rob Reiner directs a Stephen King story, with James Caan playing a novelist imprisoned by his biggest fan. Horror at Christmas? A gamble, but this one could...