Sentences with phrase «giving black history»

A pair of passionate protests took aim at a Bronx middle school principal who's accused of barring a teacher from giving black history lessons.

An article by Judith Rosen for Publisher's Weekly this week indicates that African American bookstores are suffering, even during this month that is so typically a high point for sales due to the attention given the Black History Month.

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In celebration of the upcoming Black History Month, the Royal Bank of Canada is giving more to students by increasing the number of scholarships...

These witnesses, of course, include the great figures of black American political and cultural history, but they include as well the leaders of the founding generation who conceived and gave birth to our still - maturing democracy.

For most of Christian history, the «curse of Ham» found in the OT gave justification for enslaving blacks, right?

They schooled me according to a black folk tradition that taught that trouble doesn't last always, that the weak can gain victory over the strong (given the right planning), that God is at the helm of human history and that the best standard of excellence is a spiritual relation to life obtained in one's prayerful relation to God.

Black acceptance in our country took too long, don't be on the bigoted side of this issue given the discriminatory history of blacks in America.

This gives womanist scholars the freedom to explore the particularities of black women's history and culture without being guided by what white feminists have already identified as women's issues.

A black man with dreams of becoming a firefighter is lashing out against the FDNY, claiming the department unfairly tossed his application over two minor incidents — while giving the son of a former fire commissioner a second chance despite his history of racist slurs.

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Inez Barron gave one of her mini-lectures to the Council yesterday, on the topic of Black History Month.

At 4 p.m., Assemblyman Michael Blake and Sen. Gustavo Rivera hold Black History Month celebration, honoring veterans for the services they have given, Claremont Community Center, 489 E. 169th St., the Bronx.

«For me to have the opportunity to be elected as the first African - American Speaker, not only for me to make history and break that glass ceiling, but for it to be done during Black History Month, and then to follow behind that to give tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., was a day that I know that I will never forget,» hhistory and break that glass ceiling, but for it to be done during Black History Month, and then to follow behind that to give tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., was a day that I know that I will never forget,» hHistory Month, and then to follow behind that to give tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., was a day that I know that I will never forget,» he said.

No, instead we give our whole nation 1 day on July 4th; however, we give the whole month of February dedicated to Black History.

«Black History Month gives us an opportunity to learn about and reflect upon the many achievements African Americans have made in a diverse array of important fields, including science and technology, arts and culture and politics and government» Borough President Katz said.

RYE — On Thursday night, as part of Black History Month, four African - Americans from Westchester County were honored for their efforts to give back to the African - American community in Westchester County.

Now that I've given you a rather spotty history lesson, you're probably wondering — okay so what's make this black rice stuff so special anyways?

Though fans loved the idea of these elite warriors being included in the Black Panther mythos, some were hesitant given their unsettling history.

But scratch that familiar surface and the evening was one that quietly made history, not only giving us the first Best Picture winner featuring a woman's love affair with a fish, but also a Best Picture from a Mexican immigrant about a black woman, gay man and a disabled woman all teaming up to fight the real monster: white male tyranny.

Note that there are other Disney movies that begin with the company's name over a starfield (The Black Hole, Toy Story 2), but given Lynch's history of paying tribute to The Wizard of Oz, these two seemed less of a coincidence.

There may be no more successful actor working today than Chadwick Boseman — literally, given that Black Panther is the third - highest - grossing domestic film of all time ($ 690 million and counting) and that Avengers: Infinity War just debuted with the most lucrative U.S. opening weekend in movie history.

But now that he has set his mark on Hollywood history as surely as his handprints have been immortalised in cement outside the Chinese Theatre in LA (extreme left of the entrance, between Danny Glover, Walter Matthau, Michael Keaton, Susan Sarandon and Oskar Werner, if you're curious) he has license, if he wants it, to change, to experiment, maybe even to subvert his image — to give audiences black and white more opportunities to say (as he told The Telegraph in 2013), «we haven't seen Denzel like that.»

Jackson said he wondered how Jordan Peele's film Get Out would have been different if the lead character was played by a Black American actor, given our country's racist history.

Directed by Clint Eastwood and based on the book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation by John Carlin, this movie brings to the screen a pivotal point in history — giving a small glimpse into the difficulties of the South African people and the dreams of their first Black president.

That's all we know about the guy, but his connection to the past will probably be important, given how important history is to the Black Panther mythology.

These resources give teachers the opportunity to introduce diverse cultures in the literacy experience of peoples during the literacy hour in general or during Black History Month in particular.

History has shown that black people can not rely on the moral integrity of organized white society to give power to black people voluntarily.

The slideshow gives the opportunity to discuss why we might focus on black history for a month.

History teacher Melissa Schoeplein said she sometimes gives lessons on race and poverty in a classroom without any black or Hispanic students.

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Butterfield, the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, gave his remarks at a book reading Amazon hosted in honor of Black History Month.

Patagonia's got quite the history of giving back (remember when it donated all of its Black Friday profits last year?)

Situated among the group of the Cyclades islands, Santorini gives you the freedom and the chance to explore the beaches of any color imaginable (white, black, red or pebble), tiny villages with incredible views of the Aegean Sea and discover the ancient history of the island through hiking and scuba diving!

The suicide of David's father after his inquest into their dark family history gives off a lot of Lara Croft vibes — as does the similarities between Croft Manor and Black Mirror House — and that's where the best storytelling lies.

At the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 community reveal today, developer Treyarch gave us the details on their most ambitious Black Ops game yet, with Treyarch Chairman Mike Lamia calling it the «deepest, most replayable game in our history.»

«Black Ops 4 gives our community more ways to have fun with their friends than anything Treyarch has ever created and introduces meaningful innovations to every element of the game, including next level tactical team - based multiplayer, the biggest zombies offering yet and Blackoutwhere the largest map in Call of Duty history brings together the rich universe of Black Ops,» said Rob KostichEVP and GM, Call of Duty.

«Colescott, Marshall, and Thomas all lay claim to the [genre of history painting], but with a poignant retelling of American history from a Black perspective, giving prominence to histories and individuals that have been erased or suppressed.»

On February 25, Filmmaker Spike Lee came to Pratt Institute's Brooklyn campus to give a talk in honor of Black History Month.

«Given the importance of the Till murder to the history of civil rights, and the absence of visual representations of the boy's suffering in the white press,» writes Berger, «analysis of the coverage of his death provides insights into the complex symbolic work that black children performed in the white imagination.»

Rethinking the collection galleries has given us the opportunity to make room for this frequently overlooked segment of our holdings (and history), so we've built an elegant new «black box» space in gallery 14.

Ironically, given the rich history of performance and its prevalence in black artistic practices since the 1960s, this tradition has largely gone unexamined save for a handful of publications including the exhibition catalogue Art as a Verb (1988) by Leslie King Hammond and Lowery Stokes Sims.

They were given crayons and asked to color pages from vintage black history coloring books.

Three whole galleries are given over to Richter's blurred, history - haunted portraits in black - and - white; to his squeegee - executed abstractions, poised between faith and doubt in the future of painting; to color charts, seascapes and blotchy aerial maps.

He often gives his photographs a vintage patina, and he has expressed wonderment that digital photos will never fade in quite the same way, even as he poses in the guise of black history.

Presenting a painting from his well - known body of work «Black Dada» as well as a work from a series layering text and images on mirrored stainless steel, Adam Pendleton's works in this exhibition give material form to the artist's engagement with a dynamic idea of history; one that is ever mutable and reflective of subjective and infinite narrative potentials.

Given this history of refusal, I was at first surprised to find a postcard announcement for Piper's 1982 — 4 participatory performance Funk Lessons in the exhibition «We Wanted a Revolution, Black Radical Women: 1965 — 1985», currently on view at New York's Brooklyn Museum.

Scribe Video Center will explore the history and impact of the Great Migration (1916 — 30) on Philadelphia, when blacks fled the South for economic opportunities in the Northern states, giving rise to new African - American neighborhoods.