Sentences with phrase «about race in»

In both these parts of my life, I've found that children's books often have the capacity to talk about race in ways that we don't — or can't — talk about it anywhere else.

Information about race in the gaming industry is hard to come by.

The uncertainty and discomfort triggered by conversations about race in the play are part of daily life.

It is a surprise to me that Jones takes this ignorant position, because his discussions about race in the 1990s and early 2000s appealed to me, and influenced my thinking not just of genetics and the environment (he was very critical of George Monbiot, for instance), it also struck me as a criticism of the naturalised view of the social world — i.e. determinism and scientism.

NINA CHANEL ABNEY: I was trying to think of some interesting way to talk about race in the painting in a way that hasn't been done.

The artist designed his wedding and envisioned his Yeezy fashion show at Madison Square Garden (and recently made absurdly ignorant remarks about race in New York magazine).

«All of a sudden we found ourselves presented with the historical importance of his presidency, and at the same time questions about race in every aspect of everyday life became part of an active public conversation,» she said.

Featuring reviews of Jesmyn Ward «s «The Fire This Time» and «We Gon» Be Alright» edited by Jeff Chang, two essay collectiosns about race in America, the latest issue of Book Forum is covered by an illustration of a tattered red, black and green flag on the cover that resembles David Hammons «s «African - American Flag.»

How many people are thinking about race in the creation of their games?

This is a complicated subject, perhaps especially now, but there's a fundamental difference between the way racism is experienced in a Caribbean society and in the U.S. People are more upfront about race in a way that overrides racism on one level.

Editing The Fire This Time (2016) was a wholly different experience, emotionally, gathering all those voices to write about race in the U.S. in the wake of so many tragedies; bringing together that diversity of experience and ideas felt really important to me.

HARD TO SAY Talking about race in America can feel like chatting with a mouth full of thorns.

Ifemelu is at Princeton, the author of a wildly successful blog about race in America with the wonderful tongue - in - cheek title Raceteenth or Various Observations About American Blacks (those formerly known as Negros) by a Non-American Black.

Corinna may be strong and cool, but she's also broken down by the fact that her white parents, who adopted her from Guatemala, refuse to be honest about race in any real way.

Everyday Anti-Racism: Getting Real About Race in Schools, edited Mica Pollock.

In Everyday Antiracism leading educators deal with the most challenging questions about race in school, offering invaluable and effective advice.

Being a Black teacher means being thoughtful and strategic about how we talk about race in school.

Blog Post: «Ten Teacher Recommendations in Facilitating Conversations About Race in the Classroom»

Outside school, she is the co-chairperson of Border Crossers, an 11 - year - old organization troubled by New York's segregated system that instructs elementary - school teachers how to talk about race in the classrooms.

The National Network of State Teachers of the Year (NNSTOY) has released a new video series called Courageous Conversations about Race in School.

Utilizing Glen Singleton's book, Courageous Conversations about Race, they are learning how to have difficult conversations about race in a state department that is predominantly white.

In past articles (here and here, for example), Usable Knowledge has explored the dynamics of talking about race in schools, especially in the aftermath of incidents of bias or trauma.

Learn how to start a constructive dialogue about race in your classroom with these tips and tricks.

Education has often been called the great equalizer, but how adults and children talk about race in schools will play a critical role in determining whether or not that is really the case.

The question was a painful one, which El - Amin recognized as the young girl trying to reconcile negative messages she heard about her race in our society.

How to plan for an authentic, inclusive conversation about race in classrooms where white students outnumber students of color.

«If we have a commitment to achieving racial equality, then the simple act of how we talk about race in schooling has to be thought through.

In her new book, Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real about Race in School, Associate Professor Mica Pollock compiles essays written by scholars who have studied teachers struggling with race issues and about the various racial dilemmas facing the American teacher.

In the end, de Novais ended up focusing more broadly and exploring the dynamics and possibilities of learning about race in academic spaces.

As editor of Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School, Pollock brought together 64 real - life tools and techniques for strategizing classroom practices and work space politics, as well as best practice for readers trying to be constructively conscious and open about race and racism.

And most importantly, it's going to make you think about race in new ways.

Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions a finished version of the book - a «radical narration» about race in America, through the lives and deaths of three of Baldwin's friends: Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers and Malcolm X.

In his new film, director Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished - a radical narration about race in America, using the writer's original words.

Daniel Kaluuya, another Brit, was nominated for his turn in Get Out, a horror - satire about race in America.

It's viscerally realized and depressingly relevant, as beautifully shot as it is narratively ugly, and like Get Out, it has a lot to say about race in America in 2017.

Director Raoul Peck lets the great writer do all the talking, and his observations about race in America remain all too relevant today

• «Get Out»: Comedian Jordan Peele's directorial debut is a hybrid of horror, comedy and social satire about race in the United States.

Carlos Lopez Estrada's debut taps into potent ideas about race in America, even as it struggles to make them work.

Raoul Peck's gripping documentary takes a deep dive into James Baldwin's unfinished novel about race in America.

Framing the unfinished work as a radical narration about race in America, Peck matches Baldwin's lyrical rhetoric with rich archival footage of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, and connects these historical struggles for justice and equality to the present - day movements that have taken shape in response to the killings of young African - American men including Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Mike Brown, and Amir Brooks.

Three powerful African - American narratives could also pull votes for a serious movie that would make a statement about race in America.

Additionally, Ava DuVernay earned her first Oscar nomination for 13th, a documentary about race in the U.S. criminal justice system, after being snubbed for her work on Selma.

As a scientist she joined the school of doubt about race in order to rectify the ramifications of race.

They figured that well - intentioned people are careful — sometimes hypercareful — not to say the wrong thing about race in a mixed - race group.

But Sealey is hopeful about the race in light of the WFP endorsement, particularly because of what the group did recently for another area politician: Assemblywoman Diana Richardson, who won a special election over two Democrats in nearby Crown Heights as the WFP candidate in 2015.

Cuomo has recently pulled his punches at the developer, at times speaking about the race in generalized terms even when asked directly about the nominee.

So if you really care about that race in Brooklyn / Columbia County / North Carolina, and you want to help raise some money for it, host a meet - and - greet and let us know about it — we'll tell GSD members about it through our growing email list and our active Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook accounts.

«I am proud of the chancellor for talking about race in a stark way.

Instead, adoptive families must remove the blinders and have the courage to talk about race in myriad ways.

Believe it or not, this week marks one month since the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, an event which sparked protests across the country and ignited some important conversations about race in America.