And asked him if he would help me with this project in 1994. But i had wanted to write about ellisons work for a long time. And finally, in 1977, i wrote an essay on ellison, called the historical frequencies of ralph waldo ellison, and in this piece, i try to make the case that ellisons essays, and at that time, many others, some of them werent published at all, and many of the most compelling essays hadnt made it into shadow and act. Ralph says he used to say, society and morality in a novel, tell it like it is, baby, really unbelievably superb in original essays, were rejected for inclusion in shadow and act if you can believe it and i tracked these down and tried to make the case that invisible man his essays rather not only , provided a way to read invisible man but also more broadly provided a way to read American Literature as a continuing kind of engagement with the imperfect union of the declaration of independence, and the constitution and the sacred documents of abraham linc
A portion of the 1968 film the second largest minority, by producer and director lilli vincenz. Joining us is charles francis, the president of the Mattachine Society of washington, d. C. , which is what . Mr. Francis we are an lgbt history society. With a motto of archive activism. We find old materials that have been forgotten, sealed, or basically deleted and use those materials to talk about gay civil rights and the ongoing struggle for gay civil equality. We will show you both films in their entirety in a couple of minutes. One is seven minutes. The other is 12 minutes. Your connection to the films is what . Mr. Francis we were honored to be chosen by lilli vincenz, the creator of these films the producer, the director. She chose us to bring together her archives, some 10,000 items, including these films, and donate them to the library of congress, and that is what we did. They belong to the American People thanks to the generosity of lilli vincenz. Where is she now . Mr. Francis
Cafe flips the script. Lets start things off with a spot of fine dining the prestigious restaurant guide go in me your has crowned a german chef as this years calorie shooting star the coburg heads up the kitchen at the affiliate by Lake Constance his mix of local and Global Cuisine has earned the restaurant two michelin stars as well as a score of eighteen out of twenty from go in new york we traveled down south to spend a day in the life of the talented chef. Red cross and on so to have a card with black and black truffles present tablets with. And horseradish foam. Lemon does a great fruit blood orange and White Chocolate that are creations of chef dick ho bag he and his dedicated young team at the ophelia gone a restaurant on Lake Constance serve up menus that thrale based critics and ordinary dinahs alike hoback isnt primarily interested in color nary experiments his cuisine is that straightforward and refined if it is a fearsome one philosophy is to take a product and show its ma
[000 00 58;00] you do want to dress like an eskimo as chuck said and as we go through the day today, its not going to even feel like freezing. Its going to feel colder. And were talking about that wind advisory too. So coming up in just a bit, chuck and i will be back with a closer look at your frigid forecast but now lets check the roads on this wednesday morning. Do we have any ice out there . We do have some problems here and there. We saw that driving in this morning. But right now i would say in general, sheena, the main roads are looking quite good. Were really talking more about the sidewalks and the driveways and maybe the lesser used roads in your neighborhood. Beltway right now is looking good. 66 and 95 dont have any problem there this morning. Cedarville road east of 301, were blocked each way because of those downed wires right now. Bradley pole. Adam is headed to that scene here this morning so what are you seeing . Reporter take a look at the windshield camera here. This
Theyre caught on camera, these death defying acts go viral. Take for example these two girls filming a karaoke selfie while driving. Suddenly crash. Surprisingly they ended up with only minor injuries. Not a surprise was the outrage over their stupidity. This family is taking a nice leisurely drive until their faced with a car heading the wrong way and there is nothing they can do. Miraculously the family was okay. Now i want to warn you, this video will make you cringe. A woman and her 5yearold grandson are strolling down a street in brazil, when an outofcontrol vehicle rams into a parked car, rocketing it right towards them. Theres no time to react, and the car runs right over them. Yet another lucky family. They only suffer minor injuries. In australia, for reasons unknown, this woman jumps onto a moving train, she stumbles and disappears. But once the train rumbles by, the video reveals she is alive, on the tracks, defying death. In this next deathdefying video, we meet ron, from m