From grief to action. (last word).(Brief Article)

Publication: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

Publication Date: 20-NOV-01

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When I saw Woody Allen's Radio Days, I remember being struck by the fact that American people, for the first time, thanks to radio, were suddenly able to jointly experience the same emotional moment in "real time," as we've come to call it. They were glued to their radios, listening to the attempted rescue of a little girl who had fallen down a well. They were praying for her and her family and cheering for the rescue workers. Americans held their collective breath.

I remember other times when we knew we were all in it together: JFK is shot and dying. Bobby...

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