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...Colin Powell mania of September 1995, when the general--another political rainbow--leveraged speculation that he might run for President into book sales of 2.6 million copies for his memoir, My American Journey. Powell and Obama have another thing in common: they are black people who--like Tiger Woods, Oprah Winfrey and Michael Jordan--seem to have an iconic power over the American imagination because they transcend racial stereotypes. "It's all about gratitude," says essayist Shelby Steele, who frequently writes about the psychology of race. "White people are just thrilled when a prominent black person comes along and doesn...
...asked Obama about this, he began to answer before I finished the question. "There's a core decency to the American people that doesn't get enough attention," he said, sitting in his downtown Chicago office, casually dressed in jeans and a dark blue shirt. "Figures like Oprah, Tiger, Michael Jordan give people a shortcut to express their better instincts. You can be cynical about this. You can say, It's easy to love Oprah. It's harder to embrace the idea of putting more resources into opportunities for young black men--some of whom aren't so lovable...
...think Lafayette has been, in all honesty, kind of an underachieving team,” Murphy said. “So, with two weeks to prepare for us, realizing this is kind of a pivotal point in our season, we think we’re going to have a tiger by the tail similar to what we had at Lehigh.”The Chris Pizzotti- led offense Crimson’s offense, ranked fifth overall in the nation, will go up against a Leopard defense that has allowed an average of 28 points per game its last three times...
...Urban, Choi comes upon a long black dress and an oversized tiger-print T-shirt, each for under $10. Later on, Choi takes apart these pre-made pieces to create a dress with a black halter top and bubble-like skirt, cinched together at the waist with an intricate, braided piping. Choi describes the style of her designs as “classy, preppy, and very urban-esque...
...volleyball team hit a bump in the road this past weekend, dropping two matches to visiting Penn and Princeton at the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC).The Crimson (8-7, 2-2 Ivy) lost a 3-2 heartbreaker to the Quakers on Friday night before getting swept by the Tigers on Saturday.The weekend set dropped Harvard from the top of the Ivy League standings and into the middle of the pack, while Princeton recovered on Saturday after losing its first match of the season to Dartmouth on Friday night.The Crimson will try and recover this weekend when first-place Yale...