Sentences with phrase «on racial violence»

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

The show explores the spectrum of ideas between Kelly's rigorous investigation of color and shape in «Blue Black» and Mr. Ligon's own luminous meditation on racial violence, in a neon sculpture called «A Small Band,» placed at the center of the Pulitzer's main gallery.

Not exact matches

Although he was talking about the state of the planet, his words are also apt on the topic of racial justice: If you look at the data that shows how racial violence has evolved throughout history and aren't frustrated or exhausted, then you probably don't understand the full story.

Is there a place for pro-life women to partner with their pro-choice sisters on areas where they share common convictions: workplace parity, gender - based violence, racial justice, motherhood, and more?

She's never seen athletes not only speak freely about ending police violence and racial injustice, but also throwing their livelihoods, money, and bodies on the line for the cause.

«You'll see on the backs of our shirts that we're highlighting a longtime problem of racial profiling and unjust violence against blacks in our country,» said Maya Moore in a pregame press conference.

We will continue to shed light on pressing issues that affect maternity care like evidence - based are, obstetric violence, informed consent, access to midwifery care, access to vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), and racial and economic disparities, while helping local communities make the changes that best work for their own populations.»

Morelle said his campaign will focus on issues like universal healthcare, women's right to choose, gun violence, economic opportunity for working families, the opioid epidemic and racial inequality.

Howard Beach triggered a string of other racially - charged attacks - Mario Cuomo established a task force on bias - related violence to suggest how New York could deter racial violence while addressing its causes and effects.

BW is also currently working on a story on racial bias when it comes to DA Difiore's office prosecuting white men vs men of color for domestic violence in Westchester County.

In a nod to the campaign's new emphasis on the racial dimension of the primary fight, the Clinton camp also said new legislators in Mississippi — the state with the highest percentage of African - Americans in the nation — would back her on Wednesday based on «her commitment to fight for women, families and African Americans as President,» and, to drive home the point, the campaign said three mothers of African American men killed in high - profile cases of violence, would campaign for her in the coming weeks.

Also on the show, we look into what's driving hate speech, religious bigotry, and racial violence.

The system also uses keyword and textual analysis to quantify and track the level of violence and racial hatred expressed on a Web site or forum — a measure that can be used to determine which groups might be most threatening and to alert investigators to follow up.

Amazon # 1 best selling book about racial violence and black on white crime.

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It isn't about violence, abuse, racial identity, masochism, guilt, or any other themes piled onto the audience's conscience like weights on the barbell in Unbreakable.

There is very little happiness in this world, though Rees does end on an uplifting note, suggesting a better future for the Jacksons, albeit one permanently scarred by racial violence.

But Clooney's heart is on his sleeve as usual, and surrounding a tale of racial violence with such kitsch and exaggerated satire brings a danger of condescension that the film keeps at arm's length through a commitment to its long game.

Peele's satire of racial violence arrived as real - life hate crimes were on the rise and neo-Nazis were on the march.

The Center on the Developing Child is particularly concerned about the needs of children who face the cumulative burdens of poverty, maltreatment, violence, racial and ethnic discrimination, and family mental illness.

«Michael Brown,» a Facing History blog post written by Los Angeles Associate Program Director Mary Hendra, is featured on the list as an excellent resource for teaching about racial profiling and / or police violence.

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).

But knowing that Whitehead is trying in this book to call our attention to the illusion of freedom and equality in America today, I think Cora also represents the current plight of black women, at the bottom of the pay scale (due to the double whammy of racism and sexism), and with so many of them also forced to make their way on their own, given how racial violence impacts on black men.

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Persuasive essay topics: Death Penalty, Addiction, Ethnic Violence, Endangered Species, Disabilities Act, Gay Marriage, American Education Reform, Juvenile Crime, Islamic Fundamentalism, Human Cloning, Cuba, Organized Crime, Organ Donation, Acid Rain, War Crimes, Depression, Aging Population, Gangs, Cameras in Courtrooms, Social Welfare, Minimum Wage, Amnesty, Race Relations, Women in the Military, Civil Rights, Drunk Driving, Sex Education, Peace, Dating Campus Issues, Endangered Oceans, Climate Change Policy, Women's Rights, Racial Profiling, Animal Experimentation, Missile Defense System, Space Exploration, Campaign Finance Reform, Gay Rights, Agricultural Policy, Dieting, War On Drugs, Adoption, Physician - Assisted Suicide, Immigration, Legal System, Domestic Violence Drug Policy, Language Policy, etc..

Judging by the title's descriptions, it looks like Steve Miller Band's «The Joker» and «Take the Money and Run» will show up to allude to drug use and violence, and Dead Kennedys's «Holiday in Cambodia» will focus more on the violence part but also offer some choice expletives such as «ass» and even a racial slur.

- The Jerome Project (2015) by Titus Kaphar combines the portraits of three young black men whose tragic deaths prompted a national conversation around racial profiling, policing, and gun violence: Trayvon Martin (died February 26, 2012), Michael Brown (died August 9, 2014), and Tamir Rice (died November 22, 2014), which outlines the subjects» faces in white chalk on Asphalt - coated roofing paper.

Working with veterans, military, and civilian communities, the company will also continue to broaden programs focused on veterans» affairs, police and community relations, racial injustice, gun violence, and mental health.

The week includes workshops by writers and artists whose work focuses on social and political issues, including the environment, climate change, gun violence, racial violence, police brutality, violence against women, racial equity, homophobia, and immigration, all through the lens of creative action.

The work was made that summer, drawing on timely issues of racial violence and political conflict.

It explores the subject of racial violence and intimidation, incorporating imagery based on the memorial carving of Confederate leaders at Georgia's Stone Mountain into a disturbing composition of silhouetted figures.

His best known series «Lynch Fragment» is an ongoing project on which he has worked, variously, in response to racial violence (1963 - 67); as a form of activism against the Vietnam War (1973 - 74); and as a reconceived means of recognizing admirable individuals and exploring a personal fascination with African culture (1978 --RRB-.

Peaceful grassroots protests for racial equality were met with police violence, as when, in April, high pressure hoses and dogs were turned on students in Birmingham, Alabama.

A haunting and revealing series of photographs are to go on show in south London, demonstrating the sad history of racial violence in our supposedly «civilised» society.

That's now obviously elevated, but even early on artists were talking to us about their concerns with racial injustice and violence and the like.»

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.

Drawing on Negro Spirituals that call for the end times, what Lamar calls Doom Spirituals, this installation at ONE Archives exhumes legacies of racial violence while longing for the forthcoming destruction of white supremacy

Can you elaborate on the ongoing theme of racial oppression and violence in your work?

Currently the Director of Environmental and Climate Justice at the NAACP, Jacqui Patterson, MSW, MPH, has served as a trainer, organizer, researcher, program manager, and policy analyst on international and domestic issues including women's rights, HIV&AIDS, violence against women, racial justice, economic justice, and environmental and climate justice, with organizations including Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Baltimore City Healthy Start, IMA World Health, United for a Fair Economy, ActionAid, Health GAP, and the organization she co-founded, Women of Color United.

Eric Roher also completed a series of six videos on education law issues, which were produced by Canada Law Book and cover a range of issues, including: Violence in Schools, Search and Seizure, Racial and Sexual Harassment, Negligence and Liability, Suspension and Expulsion and Medication and Medical Treatment.

Countries around the world, including the US, were seeing racial violence in the streets we now know was directly correlated with racist rhetoric on Facebook.

Relatedly studies are being carried out on the long term relation of stress hormones to SES, exposure to violence and other community factors and possible unique effects related to health disparities in ethnic and racial groups.

English: Students celebrate an internationally recognised human rights day such as International Human Rights Day on 10 December or International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (Harmony Day) on 21 March or International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (White Ribbon Day) on 25 November.

Despite this, some people experience discrimination, vilification or violence, increasingly through cyber-racism on the internet, because of their ethnic, racial, cultural, religious or linguistic background.

It unfolded in different ways and under different pretenses depending on the town, but in general the Great Retreat looked like this: Some incident sparked racial tensions, and then white residents rioted, burned blacks people's houses to the ground, and chased established populations of their neighbors away with deadly violence.