Sentences with phrase «about african american»

Asa Hilliard, one of the pioneering activist leaders concerned about African American children thriving in the educational system, always emphasized the centrality of nurturing and high expectations in the teacher — child relationship.

The exhibition brings public attention to artists whose art has not been seen, art that tells powerful and poignant stories about African American experiences.

For more than thirty years, Kerry James Marshall has been creating art to inspire important conversations about African American history and identity.

Rail: When you talk about African American art as opposed to African art, it's interesting that the same question reappears.

African American photographers Dawoud Bey and LaToya Ruby Frazier, for example, talked about African American photographers who came before them.

The goal of the initiative is to «build upon the Archives» existing collections by and about African American artists.»

For Hinkle, this horrifying case is compounded by the mainstream media's reporting of a seemingly endless stream of stories about African American men being killed by police; one could be forgiven for thinking that black women are not victimized to the same degree.

«She cares tremendously about the African American community, being a mentor, and trying to make the field more diverse.

With prices starting at five - figures, the art Michael Rosenfeld Gallery sells exceeds the budgets of average consumers, even those passionate about African American art.

Sponsored by the museum's Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, the discussion was about African American art in 20th century Washington.

Axelrod has also donated his extensive research library of books about African American artists to the Museum, as well as funds to support scholarship.

The educational programs that accompany these exhibitions not only present fresh perspectives about African American culture, but also encourage visitors to reflect upon their own perceptions.

Full of beautiful illustrations and little known information about African American artists

She talks about African American history and the rarely discussed women who made Philadelphia's history possible.

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I expect Ginny Gall will garner a number of rave reviews for the quality of Smith's writing, as well encourage a certain amount of debate about whether a white author can convincingly write about the African American experience (the conversation surrounding the male authorship of Memoirs of a Geisha comes to mind).

Bolden uses real - life period photos to frame this richly imagined novel set in 1905 West Virginia about a girl who goes on a quest to find the truth about her African American family.

Do you wish you knew more about African American Civil War Soldiers?

In Publisher's Weekly (http://www.publishersweekly.com/) blog, Elizabeth Bluemle, Co-owner, Flying Pig Bookstore in Shelburne, Vermont, talks about African American characters (or lack thereof) in publishing today.

If you want to know more about African American Literary Agents, our book agent directory, and / or other book agent directories, click here to access the Book Agent Directory section of this website.

What about African American surgeons, philosophers, biologists, psychologists, attorneys, educators, entrepreneurs and so on?

Data about African American students, Latino students, Asian American students, Native students, White students, low - income students, English learners, and students with disabilities should each be included separately in state accountability systems and so - called «super-subgroups» should not be permitted as they contradict the purpose of disaggregated student data.

Literature that respectfully documents the truth about the African American experience, tradition, and values can dispel many of the myths and stereotypes that negatively and inaccurately portray African American history and culture and result in a failure to recognize the resilience, courage, and ongoing struggle for freedom and humanity.

His research interests are centered on disrupting deficit narratives about African American Males throughout the educational pipeline.

Ayers notes that Lawrence's famous paintings can provide fruitful discussion about African American culture, depiction and historical representations.

Students use the information to correctly complete a work sheet about African American history.

Students learn fascinating firsts and facts and answer questions about African American history.

student - researched library sources and / or online sources about African American history in their city or town

At KIPP, Charlie Randall, the music teacher, donated a $ 100 prize for the student team that had the most correct answers on a 215 - question quiz about African American history.

Fabulous Firsts in African American History Students learn fascinating firsts and facts about African American history and answer questions about those facts.

The Web is full of great resources for teaching about African American history and culture.

Local Black History Help students learn about African American history in their city or town using library sources, online sources, and oral narratives.

One girl recited poetry about the African American poet Phillis Wheatley, who isn't in the play, and another reworked the rapper Drake's piece «5AM in Toronto» to depict the Boston Massacre.

Also, the nonprofit African American Registry is a great source of information about African American history.

Karina purposely films the young men in nature settings and not in the typical city settings most often used in films about African American teens.

A five - part miniseries from Britain about an African American jazz band making its mark in pre-World War II Britain, performing for London aristocrats.

Oprah will chat with Viola Davis, Alfre Woodard, Philicia Rashad and Gabrielle Union about African American women in Hollywood.

... as we watched movies produced and distributed by Amazon Studio and Netflix (last year's «Beasts of No Nation» was, thankfully, no fluke)... and we savored a bumper crop of deserving films about the African American experience, directed by and starring African Americans.

August Wilson's play Fences is a timeless — and therefore timely — story about an African American man dealing with race relations, marriage, fatherhood and a past that was never quite what he wanted it to be.

Finally, Twilight Time has five releases this week: Robert Rossen's «Alexander the Great,» the sword - and - sandal epic about the titular hero; Anatole Litvak's «Anastasia,» a historical epic about a Russian businessman who tries to pass of an imposter as the Grand Duchess Anastasia; Otto Preminger's «Exodus,» about the founding of the state of Israel; Ralph Nelson's «Lilies of the Field,» about an African American traveling handyman who encounters a group of nuns who think he's been sent by God to build their chapel; and finally Richard Fleischer's «10 Rillington Place,» a crime drama about the serial killer John Christie.

Noticeably absent from the list are awards players like «Loving,» the Jeff Nichols film about America's interracial marriage ban, «Hidden Figures,» about African American women in the space program and the multi-generational drama «20th Century Women.»

«Radio» (Columbia) Cuba Gooding Jr. lands the title role in this feel - good story about an African American man with learning problems.

When we talked about African American singles, we meant the group of people who are raced as blacks.

For quite some time, I've been wanting to write for my son a special post about his African American / Black heritage.

Learn about African American Inventors in Raleigh, hear a fun animal story in Raleigh, explore new technology in Durham, and take a nature hike in Raleigh.

This week's picks include learning about African American Inventors at Cameron Village Regional Library in Raleigh, enjoying a fun animal story and activity at Blue Jay Point County Park in Raleigh, exploring new technology at the MakerLab in Durham, and taking a nature hike and hearing a story at Prairie Ridge Ecostation in Raleigh.

The Strong Black Woman actually developed as a defense against the negative stereotypes about African American women.

I am surprised that people who hate black people read about African American history.

every second of my day about the African American youths and flash mobs.

Let's guess you would have said the same thing about African Americans and women too.