Sentences with phrase «black teens who»

Two powerful stories are interwoven here, both involving police officers: Det. Elizabeth Bank is under investigation after fatally shooting two black teens who were raping a white girl.

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In recent years, the Sunshine State has become a kind of permanent American freak show, home to zombie face - eaters, and vigilante security guards who shoot black teens for wearing suspicious sweatshirts.

Originally, the posters were just a private effort among a group of teens who were tired of seeing black faces shut out of British media.

New research from North Carolina State University and Palo Alto University finds that young black men and teens who are most likely to be victims or perpetrators of violence are also those who feel that they have the least power to effect social change - highlighting the importance of ensuring that young black men do not feel alienated by society and social programs.

Jordenö casts her subjects — gay black and brown teens who find freedom in dance and drag — in warm reds and oranges, giving each individual their moment by fixing on their faces as they make direct eye contact with her camera.

Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan play avatar versions of four detention - doing teens who get sucked into a video game.

The plot of the film is heavily cliched, playing up heavily on the «Satanic Panic» fears that assume that rebellious teens who wear black and listen to heavy metal are also obsessed with the occult.

Dope Rated R for language, drug content, sexuality / nudity, and some violence — all involving teens Available on DVD and Blu - ray This Sundance favorite tells the story of young black nerd named Malcolm who dreams of going to Harvard but must face the reality of growing up in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles.

Our students face many risk factors once they leave us — peers who do not always encourage good decisionmaking, bureaucratic educational institutions, employers who do not always treat them well, family members who do not necessarily believe in their ability to succeed, and a society that has too little regard for low - income black teens.

The comic elements, especially the banter between the boys (part scared teens, part Cool Hand Luke wanna - bes) work well, and the adventure story surrounding Stanley's rescue of his black friend Zero, who attempts to escape, provides both high drama and moving human emotion.

With contributions from fiction writers teens will recognize, this fine collection focuses on young black people who struggle to define themselves as they learn the truth about their family stories.

Brown's ongoing project, collectively called «a3,» or «afro - asiatic allegory,» was born of the artist's encounter with the ganguro phenomenon: Japanese teens who since the 1990s have adopted extreme fake tans — hence the moniker ganguro, which translates literally as «black face» — along with cornrows, afros, and the high - bling sartorial markers of American hip hop iconography.

The harassment of the teens who spoke up after the Parkland massacre is a black - and - white case study of the impotence of today's social media giants.