The palace of Shushan stands in eerie silence, its stillness heavy like a thick fog. Inside, Queen Esther stood alone, the cool marble beneath her feet grounds her in a moment of profound decision.

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Don’t let them know you’re a Jew, they would riot. Esther gets bathed in bubbles and jewels sits and waits quiet. silent. confused. The king doesn’t take anyone who’s uncalled. If I ...

At one point, though, Rolle briefly left Good Times because she felt that her character’s son was being portrayed as too “buffoonish.” Esther Rolle made it very clear that she didn’t want to be part ...

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The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel ... “Beautiful in form and good to look at” (Esther 2:7).

JTA – Queen Esther is back in the news – and it’s not good news, and it’s got very ... she’s a woman,” a pastor from Texas told the New York Times about why Esther resonated for ...

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Esther will thus secure her place in history and join a long, celebrated line of women who give selflessly of themselves for the good of the nation. This feminine “hall of fame” began with ...

Tired of seeing stereotypical portrayals of poor Black characters in TV shows like the 1970s sitcom “Good Times,” several Black Panthers ... rankled some of the other cast members, such as Esther ...

Tired of seeing stereotypical portrayals of poor Black characters in TV shows like the 1970s sitcom “Good Times,” several ... such as Esther Rolle, who played matriarch Florida Evans.