Like them, Ashe not only shattered barriers but also transformed the way Americans viewed themselves, and gave new meaning to the nation's aspirational creed.
Others, including Harold Clurman and Robert Brustein, described the show -- also noted for its inclusion of live jazz music -- as a seminal work that shattered barriers between actors and audience.
Fighting the fence Such sweet sorrow Reprints Related items The new Democratic establishment: Who's who in ObamaworldJun 12th 2008 Lexington: Why not both?May 15th 2008Mr Obama is using all his charm to coax disaffected Hillaryites onto his side, praising Mrs Clinton for running an historic campaign that shattered barriers on behalf of "my daughters and women everywhere".
A personalized reply from Noor, right as her fame was deservedly sky rocketing for shattering barriers in journalism, just a few days before my interview.
In 2002 Eminem became the first rapper to win the award for "Lose Yourself" from the movie 8 Mile, and three years later Three 6 Mafia shattered barriers of respectability too, performing "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from Hustle and Flow the first time a rap song has been performed at the ceremony before taking home the win that night.
He shattered those barriers.
It sort of shatters the barriers.
I'm glad Zimerman isn't afraid to shatter that barrier, and to show that however cut off from the world a celebrity recital in a glitzy hall might seem to be, it's not.
But the passage of Medicare and Medicaid, which shattered the barriers that had separated the federal government and the health-care system, was no less contentious than the recent debates about the Affordable Care Act.
Icon: an overused word, perhaps, but how else to describe a man who shattered racial barriers, conquered popular culture and was so respected, so beloved, he was dubbed "America's dad"?
