#current events

Why shouldn't rap be esoteric, able to take in current events, history and criticism? I guess it's this old idea of containment - that rappers, because they're black, can't and shouldn't aspire to look outside the ghetto for influence. ↗

— Saul Williams

#aspire #because #black #criticism #current

The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events. ↗

— Will McDonough

#current #current events #events #immediate #impact

I have spent time discussing the American political system and current events in Taiwan with the junior diplomats, and they have repeatedly expressed their country's desire to avoid confrontation with China. ↗

— Michael K. Simpson

#avoid #china #confrontation #country #current

For 18 years I have resisted talking about current events. I am not going to start now. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

#am #current #current events #events #going

I think people enjoyed LA Law so much, because it was the first show that delved into current events through the prism of the law. ↗

— Harry Hamlin

#current #current events #delved #enjoyed #events

But I don't think that poetry is a good, to use a contemporary word, venue, for current events. ↗

— Diane Wakoski

#current #current events #events #good #i