Sentences with phrase «from racial violence»

The imaginary subterranean railroad here works the same way as it did in history: We never escape the uncertainties, discomforts, dangers and terrors of the quest for sanctuary from racial violence, for either the passengers or the agents.

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Amazon lists a number of items it restricts from its website, and there is a category for «offensive products,» which the company describes partially as «products that promote or glorify hatred, violence, racial, sexual or religious intolerance or promote organizations with such views.»

The current furor, she told me in a recent e-mail, «distracts from real issues of class injustice, racial oppression, and continued discrimination and violence against women, Muslim and non-Muslim.»

I suspect that missing from the tribute video will be any acknowledgement of the fact that the founder of Liberty University, Jerry Falwell, vehemently opposed the work of Martin Luther King Jr, publicly condemned him as a communist, and delivered an impassioned sermon the day after King's march to Selma opposing civil rights marchers as «left wing leaders» whose only aim was to stir up racial tensions and violence.

This hate mongering derived from fear of people's differences be they racial, religious, or lifestyle has only led to unnecessary violence and death since the dawn of recorded history.

Far from obvious are the ethically appropriate approaches to the problems of pornography, glamourized violence, and stereotyping of any kind, especially racial or sexual.

And frankly from what I've heard about them - I haven't seen them myself directly but from what I've heard about them - they sound to me to be effectively criminal attacks, because incitement of violence, threats of violence, racial abuse, are all crimes.

Lately there has been just too many depressing stories around from war, various types of abuse to racial violence, they all touch our hearts and sometimes make us miserable to think we are living in such bad times.

In Black Panther, Wakanda is a state separate from the world, untouched by the long historic lash of racial violence; one that celebrates its independence and looks out at the remainder of the world with grieving pause.

A growing body of empirical evidence indicates that significant adversity during childhood (e.g., from abuse or neglect, exposure to violence, deep and persistent poverty, and / or the cumulative burdens of racial or ethnic discrimination) can contribute to lifelong problems in learning, behavior, and chronic health impairments such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes cancer, and depression, among many others.

Since 2007 the Federal Government's Secure Schools Program has committed significant funding to assist at - risk government and non-government schools to meet their particular security needs and protect them from racial, religious or ethnically motivated violence and property crime.

In this masterfully performed audiobook, Turpin narrates from the point of view of 16 - year - old Starr Carter, caught between her black neighborhood and white private school when racial violence erupts.

But as they search for answers from the rural police, they encounter racial and political tensions, greed, corruption, and violence unlike anything they have ever known.

The «war on terror» is a misnomer because the vast majority of Americans don't live in terror of a foreign enemy; Americans of color, though, have always lived and still live in terror of racial violence, some of it from our own government (i.e. police).

The biggest news stories, from White House machinations, gun violence, and immigration to the fate of Confederate monuments, racial division, and sexual harassment and assault revelations,...

It will include work from Melvin Edwards, a pioneer in the history of contemporary African - American art and sculpture who is renowned for his 1960s Lynch Fragment series in which he responded to racial violence in America.

The painting, with a title taken from an American popular song, acts as an ironic commentary on the racial violence of her time.

In her artist statement, rendered reluctantly, Walker asserts she is «tired of «being a role model»» and a featured member of «my racial group and / or gender niche,» her weariness stemming from «standing up, being counted... «having a voice»» in the face of current political strife and ever - present racism in the U.S. as revealed in white nationalist and white supremacist rallies and violence.

He is best known for his sculptural series Lynch Fragments, which spans three periods: the early 1960s, when he responded to racial violence in the United States; the early 1970s, when his activism concerning the Vietnam War motivated him to return to the series; and from 1978 to the present, as he continues to explore a variety of themes.

Alongside this work, he also addresses racial questions, exploring concepts of blackness and whiteness and presenting the prejudices and violence that emerge from a culture of racism.

They cover three distinct periods in his personal history; the 1960s, where they evolved out of Edwards» response to racial violence in America; the 1970s, out of his protest against the Vietnam War; and from 1978 to the present, where they became a vehicle to honour individuals, to explore nostalgia, and to investigate his interest in African culture.

The biggest news stories, from White House machinations, gun violence, and immigration to the fate of Confederate monuments, racial division, and sexual harassment and assault revelations, directly affected some institutions, were reflected in the work of artists, and prompted many to take action through open letters, protests, and special campaigns and projects.

One of the best moments is an onslaught of sculpture by three artists made from found objects: Terry Adkins's combinations of musical instruments shine, and Melvin Edwards's small clenched welded - steel wall sculptures, made from bits of chain and tools, dominate, raising the troubling history of racial violence despite their beauty.

Talking to Action addresses critical issues such as migration and memory, spatial mapping, environmental issues, gender rights and legislation, indigenous knowledge, and racial violence in work created by contemporary social practice artists and collectives from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and the United States.

He is best known for his sculptural series «Lynch Fragments», which spans three periods: the early 1960s, when he responded to racial violence in the United States; the early 1970s, when his activism concerning the Vietnam War motivated him to return to the series; and from 1978 to the present, as he continues to explore a range of themes.

While many of the participating artists have experienced racial profiling and even violence from law enforcement, it is through the media that all of them have learned of important incidents in this history from Birmingham to Ferguson.

Featuring: Amna Asghar, Dana Davenport, Umber Majeed, Tammy Nguyen, Ke Peng, Sahana Ramakrishnan, Sheida Soleimani Amna Asghar speaks on the construction and translation of disparate references, cultures, geographies, and generations from Pakistan and America; Dana Davenport addresses the complexity of interminority racism within her own community and institutions from her experiences as a Black Korean American; Umber Majeed's practice attempts to unpack the temporalities within South Asia as site, familial archival material, popular culture, and modern national state narratives; Tammy Nguyen interrogates natural sciences and non-human forms to explore racial intimacies and US military involvement in the Pacific Rim; Ke Peng documents the feeling of alienation and disorientation from urbanization and immigration by taking a journey into an imagined childhood in China, Hunan, where she was born and Shenzhen, a modern city where her family relocates to; Sahana Ramakrishan explores myths and religion from Buddhist and Hindu tales to speak upon the magic of childhood and the power dynamics of sexuality, race, and violence; Sheida Soleimani is an Iranian - American artist and a daughter of political refugees, making work to highlight her critical perspective on the historical and contemporary socio - political occurrences in Iran.

From his earlier landscapes of the tumultuous Chilean geography to his portrayal of the horrific realities of World War II, the racial violence in the United States in the 1960s and the war in Vietnam, Matta's energized canvases reflect a profound awareness of the world and a unique ability to portray the realities of our shared social history.

From his earlier landscapes of the tumultuous Chilean geography to his portrayal of the horrific realities of World War II, the racial violence in the United States in the 1960s, and the war in Vietnam, Matta's energized canvases reflect a profound awareness of his surroundings and a unique ability to grasp and portray the realities of our shared social history.

The works from this series span three periods: the early 1960s, when he responded to racial violence in American history; in 1973, when his activism concerning the Vietnam War motivated him to return to the series; and from 1978 to the present, when he began making Lynch Fragments to honor individuals, and to explore memory and his interest in African culture.

The recent march in Washington took the general conversation of gun violence and intersected racial and economic status, giving students from across the country, and from various backgrounds and ethnic groups, representation.

Racial discrimination can range from physical violence to subtle forms of prejudice and unconscious bias.

The 20 - credit - hour training is web - based and addresses the following issues critical to adopting waiting children: grief and loss, effects and behaviors resulting from exposure to domestic violence, parenting abused and neglected children, parenting children across racial and cultural lines, and the sexual behaviors of traumatized children.

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