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...what you will about Spike Lee's uneven talents as a film director, there is no gainsaying his entrepreneurial zeal or commitment to enhancing the black presence in Hollywood. Case in point: Get On the Bus, Lee's celebration of the Million Man March, which opens on Oct. 16, the first anniversary of the event. Apart from its subject matter, the movie is nothing special. But in its unprecedented method of financing, Bus represents an important breakthrough for racial equity. Its entire budget came from black male investors inspired by the march's message of self-reliance. Says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

...next spike, I was up in the air again, but this time I touched the net, and that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Intramural Glory | 10/5/1996 | See Source »

...started in the front, where I had many chances to launch my five-foot-seven frame in front of opposition spikes. And wouldn't you know it, on the very first couple of points, I had a chance to block a spike...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Intramural Glory | 10/5/1996 | See Source »

...ball was set high in front of the net by a player on the other team. An opponent was preparing to spike the ball past...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Intramural Glory | 10/5/1996 | See Source »

...soundtrack of Spike Lee's "Crooklyn" winds out of the stereo, past two full CD towers containing mostly acid jazz and hip-hop and a low, carved wooden endtable from Africa, Washington eases himself into a chair...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Washington Pays Tribute to History | 10/5/1996 | See Source »

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