Sentences with phrase «only black role»

«The only black role models we have at the school are janitors, cafeteria workers, secretaries, security guards, and coaches.»

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Not only do we think black voters should abstain from voting for the Democratic presidential nominee in red states, we also think black voters should continue their role as pivotal voters in battleground states.

There have been only 15 black CEOs in the history of the Fortune 500, of whom five are currently in the role.

Uber has not only brought on a chief diversity officer but also continues to make progress in terms of representation of black and brown people in leadership roles in the U.S., as well as the overall number of women in its workforce.

«For TNR to imply that people are able to identify only with those of their race means that no black can be held up as a role model for a white child.

The review found that that played a role in 79 percent of wrongfully convicted sexual assault cases against black people versus only 51 percent of cases against white people.

For them, the only structural element of political - economic life relevant to the plight of the black poor is the negative role of the state and the positive role of the market.

Basics have a nice role in a wardrobe but looking the same as everybody else, i.e. leggings, jeans, t shirts, cardigans, black mostly as the only color, etc...... is really BORING!!

«Guess Who» is a dry comedy, a remake of the classic «Guess Who's Coming to Dinner» (1967), only this time, it has a race role reversal, where the original film was about a white family meeting a black man, this film centers around a black family meeting a white man.

Valletta's roles — given the actress» off - camera motherhood and intermittent magazine work — accumulated slowly over the next several years (in films such as the Nicolas Cage holiday vehicle The Family Man and the Danny DeVito - directed black comedy Duplex); as a result, Valletta only ascended gradually to top billing.

Tell Them We Are Rising reveals the crucial role of HBCUs not only in the identity of black Americans but in the nation as a whole.

The same goes for the fact that the Black Panther is the only character that the MCU seems to think needed a test - run introduction (via a supporting role in 2016's Captain America: Civil War) before getting a movie with his name in the title.

As with Wonder Woman last year, Black Panther is not only is a kick - ass superhero film, it uses the platform to address deeper issues, in this case racism, still - lingering colonial attitudes towards Africa, the role of science and technology in improving the lives of the disadvantaged, and what it means to be a leader.

Aside from Robert Downey Jr.'s usual charisma in the role of Tony Stark, Iron Man 2's only redeeming feature is that it's also the cinematic debut of Black Widow, the femme fatale who still sorely needs her own turn in the spotlight.

Frank or Francis Gets Cage, Black, Carell and Kline: Not only does Charlie Kaufman have Jack Black, Steve Carell and Nicolas Cage lined up for his second directing venture, Frank or Francis, but now he's got Kevin Kline, too — in two roles!

Emmy nominated Jake Hamilton travels to the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood to sit down and talk with Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis about their roles in Darren Aronosky's incredible new psychological drama, BLACK SWAN — only on JAKE»S TAKES!

However, Nina is only one of a handful of promising aspirants invited to audition for the bifurcated lead role as both the White and Black Swan.

When Disney snatched up the Black List script «Saving Mr. Banks» back in February, not only was it one of the hottest buys of the year so far, there was added oomph by the fact the studio was already looking to cast Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep for the lead roles.

Moonlight actor's Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, and Trevante Rhodes made Black Reel History as being the only actors to be nominated for the same role.

Since none of the children exhibits a whit of charisma, the only thing that makes the movie even slightly bearable is Lewis Black's game performance as the exasperated Mr. Porter, a role which called for a combination of pratfalls, popping his cork and wide - eyed reaction shots.

Anyone who admires great performances will want to see Black Mass, if only to savor the work of Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, and Benedict Cumberbatch in the leading roles.

Obviously, Chadwick Boseman still has the role to himself, but there is no mandate saying he has to be the only Black Panther in the MCU.

He thanked the show's creator, Dan Fogelman, for writing a role «for a black man that can only be played by a black man.»

Jordan Peele admitted he almost didn't become a filmmaker because there were only a number of black role models when he was growing up.

Black is still great as Po, being one of the only two roles that I feel actually uses his charm and humor correctly (the other being School of Rock).

Born in Alabama, I can only hope that Black is tapping into the accent of his hometown for this role, because his accent is so much thicker than anyone else's on the cast that it's almost comical.

«You wrote a role for a black man that can only be played by a black man,» Brown said.

As executives huddled, they thought of only Boseman for the role of Black Panther, based on his prior on - screen transformations.

Based on his own experience of being deemed «not black enough,» Townsend played a struggling actor who dreams of great roles, only to be offered nothing but slaves, butlers and jive - talking hoodlums.

Of course, he is not the only factor involved that matters, but no one can deny that this Canadian actor suits the role like a red and black spandex glove (pardon the lame joke), particularly his levity when it comes to shooting sarcasm and spilling profanity (as most of the suit - up sequences are performed by stuntmen).

Not only does Wright's study bear out three decades of research on overuse of discipline (including those than control for socioeconomic status), it even proves Vanderbilt Professor Daniel J. Reschly's assertion about the role of teacher beliefs (and misinterpretation of data) in the overidentification of Black and other minority children as special ed cases.

According to the study, which looked at teachers» perceptions of student behavior as well as academic performance for both black and Latino students, the only significant area where mismatch played a role for Latino children — and Spanish - speakers specifically — was in early literacy skills for non-English-proficient students (assessed in Spanish).

Black leadership is necessary not only in terms of maintaining close connections with the community in the role of teachers, para professionals and principals, but also in the capacity of leading CMOs, influencing policy and practice, and designing and facilitating strategies for schools that serve hundreds and thousands of children.

Though his videogame voice acting only includes 24: The Game so far (as he has a role in the show it is based on), he was also in the movie Black Hawk Down which should give him enough credentials to be in a Modern Warfare game.

The point is that Black puts his heart and soul into the role, and as a result, Eddie Riggs is not only a complete badass, but one of the more likable protagonists in recent memory.

Korean publisher Daum Games has sold more than 400,000 copies of its Black Desert Online MMO role - playing game after only a month on the market in Europe and North America.

Whereas in the latest Call of Duty: Black Ops III classes only define a character's special ability, here they dictate absolutely everything about them, from their health and primary weapon to their unique abilities and role.

This evening seeks not only to draw out parallels and overlaps between the spaces of performance in the visual and performing arts — the somewhat outdated concepts of the white cube and the black box — but also to question the increasing role of performance art in museums today and how architecture frames and determines it.