"All sports can help break down racial and cultural barriers, but certain elements of rugby make it especially suited. With its raw physicality and traditional postgame bonding, rugby forces an intimacy among opponents not found in many other sports." - Maria Niles
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When Philadelphia International Records (PIR) emerged in 1971, it was a pivotal moment in America, as the aftermath of the civil rights movement gave way to black nationalism, with all its newfound aspirations and frustrations. A lot of R&B—and mainstream, top-charting songs, mind you— mirrored those changing in all of its glory and gulliness. - Maria Niles
NOT long after Nicole Caldwell became editor in chief of Playgirl magazine, she realized that looking at photos of naked men all day was not everything she had imagined it would be. When she would meet them, there was often a curious vapidity to the men, who Ms. Caldwell took to describing as “mimbos.” - Maria Niles
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