Sentences with phrase «of black politicians»

For Negative Positives the artist selects pages in which photographs of black politicians, athletes and celebrities appear, to highlight what she interprets as a routine association of such images with negative headlines, news stories or

Anderson was initially interested in the kaleidoscopic effect of the mirrored walls, the sense of stillness in the midst of movement they created, and the surface decoration of the photographs stuck to them — photographs of black politicians and sportsmen, as well as hairstyles.

The Rev. Al Sharpton criticizes veteran Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel and other members of the old guard of black politicians for failing to groom successors.

Not exact matches

By now, the business community is used to accusations of its alleged black arts from environmentalists, left - wing politicians and assorted other activists.

Ever since 2002, most of those organizations have insisted that support for campaign - finance restrictions — particularly of the McCain - Feingold sort — is a black mark on a politician's pro-life record (on the grounds that pro-life advertising would be unfairly limited during campaign seasons).

But because of the relationship between permissible expression in national discourse, and in the subnational discourse that takes place among blacks, a broadening of debate in the black community may encourage white politicians and intellectuals to speak, and think, with a greater measure of candor on this issue.

There are still plenty of black and white biblical issues that the church, carnal believer, and politicians alter to fit their own agenda though.

Since the late 1960s black American intellectuals and politicians have fallen prey to what amounts to a conspiracy of silence about the social and moral condition of the black lower classes.

This black man listened to white politicians talk about the abuses of the welfare system.

McCarthyism is an example of political fundamentalism but not all politicians can be fairly accused of black listing people.

They pretty much own politics, the Mississippi sherrif office, and God knows 99 % of our politicians are black.

The politicians, bankers, and realtors, Levine and Harmon claim, believed that Jews would put up less resistance to this incursion of blacks, and that the violence associated with the later busing of blacks into the Irish area of south Boston could be avoided.

The plight of the central cities and the reasons for the flight of Jews and others, whites and middle - class blacks alike, can not be found in the machinations of bankers and politicians.

Surveys show that African - Americans attend church in higher numbers than white Americans do, and Democratic politicians have long made a habit of speaking from black pulpits in the leadup to Election Day.

Jesse Jackson, while still the leading Democratic politician in Chicago, chose to be silent during the public storm that broke after it was revealed that Cokely — then a high - salaried aide to the Democratic mayor — had accused Jewish doctors of injecting blacks with AIDS.

In the light of this analysis, then, my own scenario is cautiously hopeful, depending on (1) whether a creative minority of dreamers and doers with visions of a new life - fulfilling social order really emerges in strength, (2) the alliances that can be worked out with blacks, the poor, and other minorities now excluded from major social benefits, (3) the extent to which the populist idealism of the lower middle classes and working people generally favoring the extension of rights and equality to the «little man» everywhere wins out over the reactionary fears and prejudices which establishment elites and opportunist politicians are all too willing to exploit, and (4) what takes place at the center of the political spectrum itself under the pressure of events and in response to challenges to the established system from militant seekers of change.

We would have been out of our minds — to use the Schleiermacher phrase — had we failed to pay attention to politicians like Jimmy Carter, whose politics developed out of the same nitty - gritty: «To an amazing degree the lives of both black and white Southerners have been centered around the church.

«The politician is a poster child for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints...» In other words, the token black person.

Let's gather together a bunch of has been politicians to push the line we need Andrea Stewart Cousins to be leader because she's a black woman.

I must admit, it stretches incredulity that Labour should get all worked up about a politician «lying» - this is not to defend Hague from what he may or may not have done, but to point out that there is an (ever - present) case of Pot Kettle Black here, for which reason the narrative is unlikely to gain much traction beyond titillating SW1 and its acolytes.

Turner thinks that these are the conversations that progressive politicians shouldn't be afraid to have with voters and that Nixon's engagement of black voters is something others should model.

Both her work and other early analysis of Obama's success would indicate that many minority politicians are able to move beyond being the «black candidate».

Robinson urged black women politicians to offer mentoring or workshops to young women of color.

The premise was not all that farfetched: long - standing players in the race relations world bemoaning the relative lack of progression made by black politicians.

Jimmy McMillan, from the Rent is Too Damn High Party, donned black gloves for the occasion and sounded like a politician - version of Mr. T as he answered every question with the refrain: «The rent is too damn high!»

The 45 - year - old is the first black or minority ethnic person to be London Mayor and one of the most senior elected Labour politicians outside Westminster.

The headquarters» dimly lit lobby features black - and - white pictures of five Glenwood - owned residential buildings — The Barclay, The Stratford, The Lucerne, The Pavilion and The Fairmont — that have collectively given at least $ 2.2 million to state politicians.

«You're talking about electing a Dominican and maybe kicking out the most powerful African American politician in America in the last 40 years,» said Larry English, 56, the former chair of Community Board 9 and long - time resident of West Harlem who is black and supports Espaillat.

RIP Helen Marshall, a longtime Queens politician and that borough's first black president, who died Friday at the age of 87.

The New York Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators is gearing up to mark its 50th anniversary in Albany next weekend, and will be honoring two veteran New York City politicians.

Shelton, from Black Lives Matter, told residents they should be wary of any politician ignoring them, regardless of party.

Mr. Barron, who identifies as a Black Panther, is one of the most outspoken politicians in the city, especially on issues connected to communities of color.

The review relies on a range of evidence, including recent findings by Amnesty International UK, showing that black and Asian female politicians face a disproportionate amount of online abuse.

Pointing at corrupt white politicians to justify corruption among black and Latino politicians is hypocritical, cynical, and smacks of professional victimhood.

The badger - like politician had been given two options to choose from: singing in the bath after Black Wednesday, or promising «green shoots» of recovery.

Even politicians on the opposite end of the spectrum from the far - left former head of the Harlem chapter of the Black Panthers have expressed affection for the man.

Fresh faced, wearing metal - rimmed glasses and a silky black dress cinched at the waist, she resembles more a neighborhood volunteer than a politician — an identity born out of her upbringing in the Glen Oaks section of Eastern Queens, where she was raised by a father who was a labor organizer and a mother who was a tenant lawyer.

«Black power» veteran Barron represents the community activists who've long stayed on the outside, railing at black and white politicians they viewed as slow to respond to the needs of black people and the Black power» veteran Barron represents the community activists who've long stayed on the outside, railing at black and white politicians they viewed as slow to respond to the needs of black people and the black and white politicians they viewed as slow to respond to the needs of black people and the black people and the poor.

Rangel, who is black, got the support of some Latino public officials and endorsements from politicians including Gov. Andrew Cuomo and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

Nick Clegg is more of a frustrated politician than a frustrated writer, says Terence Blacker in The Independent

In the months since his comment about Stewart - Cousins, Loeb has been excoriated by prominent black politicians and educators, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, former Bloomberg schools chancellor Dennis Walcott and many of the city's black elected officials.

Welcoming Janet's selection, Peter Black AM, Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West, said: «Janet Ellard will make an excellent voice in Parliament after so many years of neglect by endless Labour politicians taking the people of Ogmore for granted.

Mr. Smith warned the crowd that the accusations are part of a plot to eliminate a powerful black outer borough politician and target his district for real estate development and racial displacement.

Trophy wives of black guy dating a japanese girl white politicians or just hungry for interracial sex.

mmm... a protagonist who complete dominates a long film to the detriment of context and the other players in the story (though the abolitionist, limping senator with the black lover does gets close to stealing the show, and is rather more interesting than the hammily - acted Lincoln); Day - Lewis acts like he's focused on getting an Oscar rather than bringing a human being to life - Lincoln as portrayed is a strangely zombie character, an intelligent, articulate zombie, but still a zombie; I greatly appreciate Spielberg's attempt to deal with political process and I appreciate the lack of «action» but somehow the context is missing and after seeing the film I know some more facts but very little about what makes these politicians tick; and the lighting is way too stylised, beautiful but unremittingly unreal, so the film falls between the stools of docufiction and costume drama, with costume drama winning out; and the second subject of the film - slavery - is almost complete absent (unlike Django Unchained) except as a verbal abstraction

Yet he finds himself thrust into the underbelly of white crime when a strange assignment falls into his lap: find Daphne Monet, a missing white woman with black «predilections» and suspicious ties to a prominent politician.

Each funeral for the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High massacre is different, yet the same: the mourning relatives, teens walking in clutches wearing black, politicians paying their respects, media cameras pointing at the entrance from across the parking lot.

But Tanya Clay, legislative director of People for the American Way, a liberal advocacy group, said it is not clear if state legislatures will follow suit or if other black urban politicians will join them.

But they also support DeVos because of several black marks on Rhee's record: Rhee is a supporter of the Common Core, and her husband, Kevin Johnson, is a prominent Democratic politician.

Despite all of these barriers to entry, these politicians blast charter schools and school choice and champion their almost - impossible - to - get - in - if - I'm - Black schools as the definition of public.