Search Details

Word: young (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...think that was the rationale for choosing, but I can't say much more than that," said Alma H. Young...

Author: By Ishaan Seth, | Title: This Year, Anger At Speaker Is From the Right | 9/4/1999 | See Source »

...refused to even speak with the displaced administrators, who included current Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III and Associate Dean of Freshmen W.C. Burriss Young...

Author: By Gaston DE Los reyes, | Title: University Hall, 1969, Is Revisited | 9/4/1999 | See Source »

Well, what does Horowitz want us to do, go back to Africa? Is he really unaware of concerted attempts by African-American civil rights leaders, clergymen, educators and elected officials to persuade young black men and women to take more responsibility for their actions? Just two weeks ago, at the National Urban League convention in Houston, I heard Jesse Jackson preach a passionate sermon on that theme. In fact, he and other black leaders have been dwelling on such issues for years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Real, Live Bigot | 8/30/1999 | See Source »

...underhanded tactics. "We did not bribe anyone," he said in February. "We did not make cash payments. We did not give outrageous gifts." And in a June report to the House Commerce Committee investigating violations of federal bribery laws in Olympic bids, Payne and former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young attested to only 38 items exceeding the $200-per-gift limit. However, after reviewing more than 30 boxes of documents from the Georgia Amateur Athletics Foundation, investigators say there were many gifts worth more than $1,000, including offers of scholarships to IOC family members. In fact, the discrepancies were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: IOC Bribery Scandal Widens. Et Tu, Atlanta? | 8/30/1999 | See Source »

...prime-time segregation: a show that proves black and white actors can make mediocre yuppie-relationship comedies together, just as they can separately. Jaleel White (formerly Family Matters' Steve Urkel) and buddies are--like much of the demo-targeted population of sitcom America--adjusting to postcollegiate life as urbane young men and women, though the only real evidence of this is that they drink wine, smoke cigars and talk on cell phones. Their gay-and-lesbian-obsessed sex banter is still firmly stuck in high school...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grown-Ups | 8/30/1999 | See Source »

Previous | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | Next