Sentences with phrase «of white teenagers»

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With the slicked back hair and pale white skin, Bentley goes through the motions of a temperamental teenager with daddy issues.

The verdict comes about three years after rioting broke out in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson when an unarmed black teenager was shot dead by a white police officer.

White teenagers, especially of the middle class, more often have available to them the social resources by which the consequences of their sexual activity can be minimized, either through abortion or adoption.

While opinions of the person occupying the White House at any given time (and especially now) vary, there are doubtlessly many teenagers who'd think it amazing to get a tour and a ceremony of one of the world's most important buildings.

Mychal Bell, who along with five other black teenagers in the «Jena Six» case is accused of beating a white classmate, was sentenced to 18 months in jail on two counts of simple battery and two counts of criminal destruction of property.

He brought early black entertainers into the world of the white, suburban teenagers and their parents.Some, like me, would also say that he promoted people that lacked significant talent... the Phil.

As Trump golfed in Florida, a group of teenagers staged a «lie - in» at the gates of the White House to protest the government's lack of action on gun control.

But the embattled Alabama Senate candidate, who is facing allegations that he sexually assaulted, harassed or made sexual advances toward teenagers, still appears to have the support of a big chunk of his base ahead of the special election being held on Dec. 12: Alabama's white evangelical Protestants.

Mixed race suspects were more likely to be sent to court than given a police disposal; Black and mixed race defendants were more likely to be remanded in custody prior to their hearing date; Black defendants had a higher chance of being acquitted than white ones, suggesting that different standards of evidence may be applied to cases involving different groups of defendants; Mixed race teenagers were more likely than others to be given a (more serious) community sentence than a (less onerous) first tier penalty or referral order.

Democratic 2016 frontrunner Hillary Clinton supports a federal review of the Chicago Police Department following the shooting death of a black teenager by a white police officer.

On John Gambling's radio show this morning, Paterson talked about the controversial pardon of John White, the Long Island man who killed a teenager he believed was threatening his family in an incident that was clouded by racial animosity and he was asked if more pardons are to come.

Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi teenagers overtake white students academically between the ages of 11 and 16.

The timing of Gurley's death comes at a particularly sensitive time for the department, which is bracing for possible demonstrations and protests in response to a decision from a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, about whether to proceed with a criminal case against a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager.

After praising the NYPD for maintaining order during New York City - based protests following the news that a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, did not indict a white police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, de Blasio said there is «a great sensitivity» to ensuring emergency vehicles are not blocked during marches.

On a typical Tuesday evening he would face a crowd of teenagers from the Youth Ballet — the boys all suave in black leotards and white T - shirts; the girls infectiously pert, their hair in tight chignons; Laws in street clothes and ballet slippers.

A study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that female students, racial / ethnic minorities, and students of lower socioeconomic status are particularly affected, with teens in these categories less likely to report regularly getting seven or more hours of sleep each night compared with their male counterparts, non-Hispanic white teenagers, and students of higher socioeconomic status, respectively.

As a teenager, he could easily eat an entire loaf of white bread in a sitting.

Here is what you should avoid: • Loud prints • Bold slogans • Skinny jeans • Leggings • Baggy clothing • Anything with a hood • Jeans or leggings tucked into knee length boots • Bright colours • Neon colours • Trainers • Bomber jackets Here is a list of items that are perfect if you want to look older and smarter when dressing, or if you simply don't want to be mistaken for a teenager: • Straight leg or bootleg jeans • Ankle boots • A tailored style handbag • Cardigans with delicate button detail • Pointed toe shoes • Rich, more expensive looking colours, such as burgundy, light grey, cream, black and white.

This glamorous wallpaper features chic Chinoiserie inspiration, oh - so - delicate butterflies and a bold, black and white color scheme for the ultimate dose of drama.Inspired by her own bedroom as a teenager, fashion designer Anna Sui created...

Even OkCupid, the online dating site, cancelled the account of one prominent white... they use Twitter to convince Western teenagers to join the so - called...

This allows for far larger reassurance and comfort than conventional Tooth White lightening kits allow, which is especially helpful for teenagers that face the daunting pressure of their peers on a daily basis.

The Gifted doesn't really need to provide an elaborate reason why teenager Lauren Strucker (Natalie Alyn Lind) and her brother Andy (Percy Hynes White) aren't approached by Xavier or his associates in the opening moments of the series; surely the School for Gifted Youngsters doesn't catch every single young mutant before it's too late.

The main story revolves around Sam Donager (Brooke Shields, The Bachelor, NBC's Suddenly Susan) and her gay husband Terry (Robert Downey Jr., Wonder Boys, Two Guys and a Girl), and their efforts to make a documentary on the influence of hip - hop on white teenagers.

DONNIE DARKO Newcomer Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko, a tonal cross between Ang Lee and David Lynch, begins, for all intents and purposes, with a jet engine falling out of the sky and landing on the white - picket Darko residence, where the troubled title teenager lives.

Moretz (Kick - Ass 2, Dark Shadows) stars as Carrie White, a teenager who barely registers among her peers until she freaks out in the showers after experiencing her first menstrual cycle, something her fanatically religious mother Margaret (Moore, Don Jon) never deemed to make her aware of.

While Thomas W. Kiennast's black - and - white cinematography is quite beautiful to behold (Gröning's film certainly features some excellent cinematographic moments as well), Atef's film never manages to convey why we should care, today, about this brief moment in Schneider's well - documented life, including her never - ending struggle with the German press, her inability to escape the role of Sissi that made her instantly famous as a teenager, and the various tragedies that befell her, including the suicide of her ex - husband.7 The film is not a biopic per se (and Atef declared that she did not intend to make one): thus, audiences who are not already familiar with Schneider certainly will not come away from viewing the film with much of a sense of her life's story); yet, given it is not a biopic, one wonders what the film is, or what it tries to accomplish.

Daggers, however, is director Zhang Yimou's follow - up to the callowly beautiful Hero and, like that movie and a number of others (Ashes of Time, Bride with the White Hair, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Kill Bill, Zatoichi, Warriors of Heaven and Earth, and, in a way, Goodbye Dragon Inn), it belongs to a martial arts / art - house genre of films by hip young directors upgrading genres they loved as teenagers - «martial arts plus.»

SYNOPSIS: Carrie White is a shy teenager who endures a daily ritual of bullying from her classmates who torment her mercilessly at school, while also being subjective to repeated abuse from her religious fanatic -LSB-...]

Henry Fonda stars as the only dissenting jury member as 12 white men debate the guilt of a Puerto Rican teenager.

Director Marc Silver's documentary «3 1/2 Minutes» examines the 2012 killing of a black teenager by a white man over loud music at a Jacksonville gas station.

One of the standout titles is «3 1/2 Minutes,» a documentary about the 2012 killing of a black teenager by a white man over loud music at a Jacksonville gas station.

The human is Captain Charles T. Baker (voice of Dwayne Johnson, who, in animated form, is a skinny, blonde, blue - eyed white guy — take that decision as you will), who lands in the backyard of our alien hero Lem (voice of Justin Long), a typical teenager who just got a promotion at the local planetarium and has a crush on Neera (voice of Jessica Biel), the girl next door.

A number of films touching on controversial subjects during the past year also made the cut including The Hunting Ground, about campus rape; 3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets, about the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white man in Florida; Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief, an in - depth look at the Church of Scientology; Winter On Fire: Ukraine's Fight For Freedom, which chronicles the unrest in the Eastern European country; and He Named Me Malala, about the young girl who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban for being outspoken about her country's education systeof films touching on controversial subjects during the past year also made the cut including The Hunting Ground, about campus rape; 3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets, about the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white man in Florida; Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief, an in - depth look at the Church of Scientology; Winter On Fire: Ukraine's Fight For Freedom, which chronicles the unrest in the Eastern European country; and He Named Me Malala, about the young girl who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban for being outspoken about her country's education systeof an unarmed black teenager by a white man in Florida; Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief, an in - depth look at the Church of Scientology; Winter On Fire: Ukraine's Fight For Freedom, which chronicles the unrest in the Eastern European country; and He Named Me Malala, about the young girl who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban for being outspoken about her country's education systeOf Belief, an in - depth look at the Church of Scientology; Winter On Fire: Ukraine's Fight For Freedom, which chronicles the unrest in the Eastern European country; and He Named Me Malala, about the young girl who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban for being outspoken about her country's education systeof Scientology; Winter On Fire: Ukraine's Fight For Freedom, which chronicles the unrest in the Eastern European country; and He Named Me Malala, about the young girl who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban for being outspoken about her country's education system.

Writer / director Damien Power asks viewers to follow three groups as they converge at an out - of - the - way camping site: newly - engaged couple Ian (Ian Meadows) and Sam (Harriet Dyer); poor white trash duo German (Aaron Pedersen) and Chook (Aaron Glenane); and happy parents Margaret (Maya Strange) and Rob (Julian Garner) and their two children, teenager Em (Tiarnie Coupland) and infant Ollie (Liam Parkes).

The harrowing and heartbreaking performance she got out of Hilary Swank for the role of Brandon Teena made her an ideal choice for the modernised update of the tortured teenager Carrie White.

«Only God Forgives» commits the unforgivable sin of being boring, «Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight» is about old white men arguing about race, and «Blue is the Warmest Color» takes its time to follow the transition from uncertain teenager to knowing adult.

Foxfire assumes that a commercial movie about rebellious teenagers requires a certain amount of abrasive behavior and language, even if the teenagers are girls and the real interest of the filmmakers — Annette Haywood - Carter directing her first feature, Elizabeth White adapting a Joyce Carol Oates novel, five interesting but basically unknown actresses, and art director Alan Locke — appears to be elsewhere.

Taking place in the»80s, White Bird focuses on the coming of age of Kat (Shailene Woodley), a bored suburban teenager with little else to do besides sleep with the cute boy across the street.

Amid a sea of teenagers in baggy pants, denim jackets, and white T - shirts, it's easy to pick out the students from Baltimore Talent Development High School.

The results of a University of Utah study of first - time pregnancies among white women in Utah challenge the notion that teenagers who receive adequate prenatal care will have as good or better chances of giving birth to a healthy baby as older women.

These teenagers, who are black, white, Korean, Puerto Rican, Indian, have come to Plainfield High School in the wake of a snowstorm to talk about prejudice with their peers, to analyze the true meaning of slang, to «rap about race.»

The fact that nearly half of the former high school dropouts who join ChalleNGe are white shows that a broad swath of America's teenagers would profit from a healthy dose of academic and social development.

Although laws compelling 16 - year - olds to remain in school for an additional year increased by 0.16 years the average number of years of schooling that white teenagers completed, they had no impact on the number of years of schooling black and Hispanic teenagers completed.

On one occasion, she saw a burly white male teacher telling a group of black teenagers that they were stupid and that they had better realize it.

White - hat thinking shows it's needed: teachers are leaving at higher rates and fewer people are entering, right as a demographic bulge of teenagers maraud into schools.

Good Morning Yesterday was the 60th anniversary a watershed moment of the civil rights movement — when nine black teenagers were escorted by federal troops past an angry white mob and through the doors of Central High School in Little Rock.

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In Things You Won't Say, Michael Anderson, a white police officer, shoots Jose Torres, who was an Hispanic teenager, and some of the questions that arose for characters in my book — Would Anderson have fired if Jose Torres had been white?

In 1912, after the rape and murder of young, white Mae Crow and the so - called confession by black teenager Ernest Knox, white «night riders» took matters into their own hands.

One man was dragged from a jail cell and lynched on the town square, two teenagers were hung after a one - day trial, and soon bands of white «night riders» launched a coordinated campaign of arson and terror, driving all 1,098 black citizens out of the county.