Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson
A prominent African-American author and scholar, he is best known for his novels, Dreamer (1998) and Middle Passage (1990), which detail black life in America. His other works include such non-fiction titles as The Joy of Being Buddhist: Dharma Essays and Stories and Black Men Speaking.
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Date of Birth23 April 1948
CityEvanston, IL
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This was a great high school Division V game. The effort was good. The plays were unbelievable. But we made mistakes when it counted the most.
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He's a guy of high moral integrity, and a guy who I believe in, quite frankly. ... I think it's unfortunate that a balanced story has not been told.
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Hoffman is right. It's much harder to get away with dirty little secrets like Ward Churchill - who apparently gamed the CU system for years - in the era of the blogosphere, when facts (not rumors) can be instantly reported. If I had simply published rumors, the story would never have caught on like it did.
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One of the issues physicians will be interested in is carefully looking at the data and the FDA's interpretation of it. The issue for us will be to persuade physicians that it is OK to deplete B-cells.
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I disagree that having the conversation didn't work out. I think we've done a really good job of bringing forth the issues.
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I don't understand why these players aren't worthy of the presumption of innocence, particularly given that not one charge has been filed against them.
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He may have been an adjunct instructor, ... professor.
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He didn't lift a single scoop of dirt from my back yard.
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(Brown) wasn't a professor here, he was only a student here.
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wasn't a professor here, he was only a student here.
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The research capabilities through this alliance will be unparalleled in our industry. The world agriculture market is changing at a terrific pace.
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It's a blessing. It's like always when I was a kid, I would say, 'I want this, I want that' as far as gifts go, but this is the biggest gift I have ever had.
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I told them (open shots) would be there if they would move the ball and run the offense. This was the best game we've played all the way through. (The offense) just clicked, and the boys did what they were supposed to do.
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It's not like we're trying to figure out ways not to serve the client, and I think that's the piece that gets lost when everyone is asking why didn't someone do this or that. We all want the same thing. The question is, can we find it?