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Issue: 187

June 8, 2006

Commentary

Ruminations on a Wounding and a Blinding

By Harold Bridgeman

Many in the St. Paul-Minneapolis community were saddened by the recent death of African-American playwright, August Wilson. During his final weeks and upon his death, local radio stations honored Wilson by replaying a number of his commentaries. After listening to these commentaries, I began to ruminate about Wilson’s observations concerning the plight of many urban…

Many in the St. Paul-Minneapolis community were saddened by the recent death of African-American playwright, August Wilson. During his final weeks and upon his death, local…

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