Sentences with phrase «of black political power»

Campaign operatives said Mr. Rangel, an African - American who presided over the base of black political power in America, was always reluctant to discuss his Puerto Rican heritage.

U.S. Rep Charles Rangel held a narrow lead Tuesday night in his bid for a 23rd term in a closely watched Democratic primary race that tested New York City's base of black political power against a rising Latino electorate.

But in the race for Mr. Rangel's Harlem seat, for years a center of black political power in New York, he stands out...

Though Wright has not conceded the race, his allies began to signal they will accept unofficial primary results, which show their chief rival, Espaillat, had won and in all likelihood will go on to represent the district that includes Harlem, a historic base of black political power in America.

Not exact matches

The Black Lives Matter movement has shown us the power of protest to elevate dormant issues to the political agenda.

This profound alienation of the ghetto poor from mainstream American life has continued to grow worse in the years since the triumphs of the civil rights movement, even as the success of that movement has provided the basis for an impressive expansion of economic and political power for the black middle class.

Or again, he saw the black citizens» human rights fight making a wise use of social and political power to gain equal dignity and redress old grievances.

Long a center of African - American political power, the district is now majority Latino, but the black Mr. Rangel held off two furious challenges from a Latino lawmaker and could sway the race in 2016 if he endorses Mr. Wright.

In the political mathematics of a speakers stakes, he has several major advantages: the chairmanship of a major county, seniority, support from the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian legislative caucus (Heastie is black) and a power base in New York City, whose interests the Assembly has long championed under SiBlack, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian legislative caucus (Heastie is black) and a power base in New York City, whose interests the Assembly has long championed under Siblack) and a power base in New York City, whose interests the Assembly has long championed under Silver.

Becoming king also bestows upon the king the powers of the Black Panther, though his threats aren't physical so much as political, having to deal with not only external forces who want to use Wakanda's stash of the worlds hardest and most powerful metal, vibranium, to their advantage, but also within Wakanda, among those who feel that they have a responsibility to share their advancement with the world to help those who desperately need its harnessed powers to heal, or, more extreme, to use their secretive wealth in resources and weapons technology to right centuries of wrongs for people of African descent around the world through a revolution.

It acknowledges and celebrates everything from traditional African society to African - American political debates, from the power and beauty of black women to the preservation of identity, all within the lush confines of the fictional African nation of Wakanda.

The highlight of Coates's writing in Black Panther isn't the way he skillfully laces the comic with broader political themes about power (though he's very good at that); instead, it's his ability to give the book's intimate character relationships a sense of humanity and dignity.

The organizers say the current voter registration effort crystallizes what the Black Panther film represents: the strength of black communities and the political and cultural power ofBlack Panther film represents: the strength of black communities and the political and cultural power ofblack communities and the political and cultural power of art.

It would be easy to declare political comedy dead in the era of America's parody - proof commander - in - chief, but master satirist Armando Iannucci proves there are still laughs to be extracted from the corridors of power in this jet - black Kremlin - com.

Ironically, this misguided and shortsighted opposition has ensured that the fight for the future of quality educational access (and the production of future black leaders like Obama) will be between African Americans of one generation who found prosperity working in public education and who possess the lion's share of the political power, and the minority students whose futures are sacrificed on the altar of the nation's ossified urban education systems.

The subtext was the reputation, careers, and political power of city black elected officials.

As the head of the local N.A.A.C.P. chapter in this almost entirely black city, he has dedicated much of his life to helping African - Americans gain and keep political power.

Beyond the socio - economic benefits, Black teachers held the promise of political power, and they would partner with clergymen, businessmen and parents in the community to raise up a generation of African - American youth who knew their history and affirmed a collective narrative about our Blackness: We are intellectual.

I believe that an increase in Black and Brown political power should usher in unprecedented levels of Black and Brown academic achievement.

The current activism and political landscape across the country has brought increased attention to the power of black women voters and the 2017 Atlanta and East Point mayoral elections of Keisha Lance Bottoms and Deana Holiday Ingraham were historic for black women.

This dissertation explains how, during the onslaught of racial violence and disenfranchisement in the late nineteenth - century South, black men and women used public black colleges to retain limited access to political power and to train future leaders.

Although I strongly believe in the need for more representation and more political action, unfortunately, too often, having black people in positions of power — especially politicians — does not necessarily further the educational causes of black children in America.

Those kids that don't attend private schools tend overwhelmingly to be from families with less political power and resources than Emanuel's: 87 % of them are from low - income families, and 86 % are black or hispanic.

To the indignation of the press and certain elements among our fellow citizens, Black leaders have been calling for a buildup of political power, based in localities where Black voters constitute a majority or at least a sizable bloc.

The exhibition presents approximately 140 works by thirty - two artists active during this historical period, exploring the rising strength of the black community in Los Angeles as well as the increasing political, social, and economic power of African Americans across the nation.

Without shying away from the complicated socio - political histories relevant to the world, Wiley's figurative paintings and sculptures «quote historical sources and position young black men within the field of power.»

As artists respond to the possibility of global environmental chaos, Mark Rappolt examines Tomás Saraceno's Aerocene project, one of the artist's most ambitious imaginings yet The Truth about «Cultural Appropriation» With controversies over cultural appropriation regularly in the headlines, Kenan Malikargues that trying to control what culture artists can and can not use is bad news for political interaction and artistic imagination Power in Black and White In an America where the dividing line of race is now a cultural and artistic flashpoint, Jonathan T.D. Neil searches for a path beyond both pluralism and white privilege Carol Rhodes «Rhodes's landscapes are unlocatable because they are fantastical... They are «nowhere places».»

It's in this same year that Tate Modern's exhibition «Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power (1963 — 1983)» begins its story of the radical, brilliant and hugely varied art made by African American artists in the political and cultural landscape of Civil Rights, Black Panthers, Blaxploitation, and other manifestations of the fight for equality in education, jobs and representation.

presents approximately 140 works by 32 artists, exploring the rising strength of the black community in Los Angeles as well as the increasing political, social, and economic power of African Americans across the nation.

Fifty years ago the Black Panther Party was created, fighting for «power to the people» with a mix of political activism, militancy, progressive community programs and pop culture awareness.

Exploring the complicated socio - political histories, he places young black men within the field of power.

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.

Betye Saar's The Liberation of Aunt Jemima: Cocktail combines the iconography of the Black Power Movement, political violence, and aspirational middle - class American culture.

The busts» muteness alludes to black women's historical and contemporary marginalization and elision from political, economic, and social spheres of power.

«A gallery called «Figuring Black Power» delved more deeply into artists» varied strategies for activating the political and aesthetic possibilities of representation,» she writes.

Tracing the trajectory of Zimbabwe's social and political changes, the exhibition references different ideological influences that informed the Liberation Movement, from the seeds of Pan-Africanism, the American Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, Nationalism, and Communism.

In the 1970s, Nengudi worked in Los Angeles as part of an emerging community of African American artists that engaged with multiple radical political movements underway in the United States and around the globe, including the Black Power movement and the feminist movement.

Alongside her day - job duties, Parks collaborated with the League of Revolutionary Black Voters, the black power movement, organized for freedom of political prisoners, co-founded the Rosa L. Parks Scholarship Foundation and served on the Board of Advocates of Planned ParentBlack Voters, the black power movement, organized for freedom of political prisoners, co-founded the Rosa L. Parks Scholarship Foundation and served on the Board of Advocates of Planned Parentblack power movement, organized for freedom of political prisoners, co-founded the Rosa L. Parks Scholarship Foundation and served on the Board of Advocates of Planned Parenthood.