Sentences with phrase «racial violence as»

With self - lacerating fury, the film posits racial violence as a kind of erasure.

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Amazon lists a number of items it restricts from its website, and there is a category for «offensive products,» which the company describes partially as «products that promote or glorify hatred, violence, racial, sexual or religious intolerance or promote organizations with such views.»

Adding further detail to the situation discussed in Vaughn's lawsuit, Tesla referred to a number of «conflicting accusations and counter-accusations between several African - American and Hispanic individuals, alleging use of racial language, including the «n - word» and «w - word,» as well as the threat of violence towards one another.»

In recent weeks, racial justice activists and civil rights groups have noted that gun violence in black communities, rather than inspiring reform legislation or prompting national outcry, is often framed as the result of black people being unable to control themselves.

It's almost as if this is an 85 - minute movie about the mob and a 30 - minute story about racial violence north of the Mason - Dixon line are just smashed together.

It really inspires me to think that maybe my generation will be the one to sever the marriage between evangelicalism and politics, end the culture wars, and redirect our efforts toward feeding the hungry, helping the homeless, advocating for the helpless, pursuing racial reconciliation, supporting single moms, rejecting the seductive pull of power and violence, and earning a repuation as peacemakers.

Television, in particular, was found to have presented violence in simplistic terms — depicting «a visual three - way alignment of Negroes, white bystanders, and public officials or enforcement agents,» which tended to create the impression that the riots were predominantly racial confrontations between blacks and whites, while factors such as economic and political frustration were pushed into the background.

Not remembered as the greatest 200m final in Olympic memory (that accolade probably goes to Michael Johnson and his world record time of 19.32 at the Atlanta Games or Usain Bolt at 2016 Rio Olympics), this moment would be remembered for the events after the race: three athletes» protest against the violence, subjugation and oppression of racial injustice.

I suspect that missing from the tribute video will be any acknowledgement of the fact that the founder of Liberty University, Jerry Falwell, vehemently opposed the work of Martin Luther King Jr, publicly condemned him as a communist, and delivered an impassioned sermon the day after King's march to Selma opposing civil rights marchers as «left wing leaders» whose only aim was to stir up racial tensions and violence.

People who are in submissive positions to authority, actual or perceived, including women, racial ethnic persons, as well as lesbian, gay and bi-sexual persons, are particularly vulnerable to violence.

The extreme opposites of the bi-nationalist school, the hard - line protagonists of violence and armed power as the only way to establish and maintain a Zionist settlement in Palestine (or over all of it), held that the Arabs were intransigently opposed to this venture and regarded the immigrating European Jews as racial outsiders, as intruders in their own ancestral living - space, and would harass and murder them and strangle their venture unless they were beaten back by superior fire - power.

It was a time when the civil rights movement was cresting, when racial violence in the South and in the northern cities was beginning to erupt, when sit - ins and freedom marches were headline events and when We Shall Overcome was almost as familiar a song as any performed by Elvis Presley.

If sports have lately served as a staging ground for national discourse about concussions, domestic violence, child abuse, gay rights and racial sensitivity, it's because we have so few live, public spectacles around which discussion of any kind can take place.

Sports have served as a staging ground for national discourse about concussions, domestic violence, child abuse, gay rights and racial sensitivity.

Any defamation of the country and the nation, any instigation to a war of aggression, to national, racial, class or religious hatred, any incitement to discrimination, territorial separatism, or public violence, as well as any obscene conduct contrary to morality shall be prohibited by law.

As an example, she pointed to the success online feminist activists had in raising awareness of the misogynist aspect of a mass shooting in Santa Barbara earlier this year and awareness about the racial violence and tensions in Ferguson, Missouri.»

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.

Its powerful depiction of simmering racial tensions in the Jim Crow South of the 1940s, exploding into horrific violence, should boost its profile as a prestige release, the drama fueled by sentiments still troublingly relevant in contemporary America.

Due to the era that the film is set in, the racial tones is a bit overbearing, as every supporting cast member either refers to each other as the Whiteman, Indian and or Chinaman; and even the violence in it was a bit graphic for being a Disney flick.

opens in theaters August 11, perfectly timed with Kathryn Bigelow's film Detroit as the two films address racial violence and police brutality.

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.

Recent events — a polarizing presidential election, incidents of racial and religious targeting, community violence, the sounding of once - fringe voices — have exposed ugly divisions in our country, as well as lingering stereotypes and entrenched biases.

A growing body of empirical evidence indicates that significant adversity during childhood (e.g., from abuse or neglect, exposure to violence, deep and persistent poverty, and / or the cumulative burdens of racial or ethnic discrimination) can contribute to lifelong problems in learning, behavior, and chronic health impairments such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes cancer, and depression, among many others.

* Hate crime is defined as a crime motivated by racial, sexual, or other prejudice, typically one involving violence.

Risks such as terrorism, cybercrime, organized crime, environmental degradation, government breakdown, corruption, illicit trade, fiscal crises, social inequality, racial and religious violence, among others.

«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.

But as they search for answers from the rural police, they encounter racial and political tensions, greed, corruption, and violence unlike anything they have ever known.

The imaginary subterranean railroad here works the same way as it did in history: We never escape the uncertainties, discomforts, dangers and terrors of the quest for sanctuary from racial violence, for either the passengers or the agents.

Book lovers who flocked to the 2016 Southern Festival of Books last weekend had the opportunity to attend multiple panels discussing race, such as «Murder, Unrest and Injustice in the Jim Crow South» featuring authors Thomas Mullen and Ross Howell Jr., and «Standing Against Oppression: Racial, Historical Violence and Resiliency» featuring authors Jason Ward and Patrick Phillips.

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.

Robert Indiana took as text the sites of racial violence.

As black people were murdered by mobs around the country, the flag would appear, marking one of New York City's busiest thoroughfares with a protest of constant 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 importance of raw materials, such as wood and steel, is evident within the brutal sculptures that comprise the Lynch Fragments series by Melvin Edwards (b1937), which was a response to racial violence faced by African Americans.

In her artist statement, rendered reluctantly, Walker asserts she is «tired of «being a role model»» and a featured member of «my racial group and / or gender niche,» her weariness stemming from «standing up, being counted... «having a voice»» in the face of current political strife and ever - present racism in the U.S. as revealed in white nationalist and white supremacist rallies and violence.

He is best known for his sculptural series Lynch Fragments, which spans three periods: the early 1960s, when he responded to racial violence in the United States; the early 1970s, when his activism concerning the Vietnam War motivated him to return to the series; and from 1978 to the present, as he continues to explore a variety of themes.

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.

In each of their essays, the curators weave art - historical narratives into narratives about the South as a center of slavery, ongoing racism, and social justice: analyses of the assemblages of Southern artists Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, or the color photography of William Eggleston and William Christenberry, mix with accounts of the civil rights movements and racial violence.

Talking to Action addresses critical issues such as migration and memory, spatial mapping, environmental issues, gender rights and legislation, indigenous knowledge, and racial violence in work created by contemporary social practice artists and collectives from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and the United States.

He is best known for his sculptural series «Lynch Fragments», which spans three periods: the early 1960s, when he responded to racial violence in the United States; the early 1970s, when his activism concerning the Vietnam War motivated him to return to the series; and from 1978 to the present, as he continues to explore a range of themes.

But more than just dinner talk, these conversations have addressed topics such as police violence, the 2016 Pulse nightclub shootings in Orlando and the need for sanctuary spaces; black female and male subjectivity; and racial subjugation in Latin American history.

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.

The Negro Motorist Green Book, commonly known as The Green Book, was a travel guide that helped black road - trippers avoid the dangers, injustices, and racial violence of segregation during the Jim Crow era in America.

During the current climate of violence, injustice, racial conflict, and economic and political instability, these works could be read as history paintings for our times.

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.

The country has specific hate speech laws which criminalize certain types of speech, such as incitement to racial and religious violence, and the NetzDG law cites sections of the existing German Criminal Code — applying itself specifically to social media platforms.

Racial / ethnic minorities as well as those of lower socioeconomic status (SES) experience higher rates of family violence as well as higher rates of asthma37 than their white, higher - SES counterparts.38 - 40 Analyses were therefore adjusted for maternal race / ethnicity and maternal education level.

Measuring adverse experiences is important for urban economically distressed children, who, in addition to experiencing poverty as an adversity, may be subjected to the experiences of abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction, along with a host of other stressors, including community violence, discrimination, and peer victimization.9, 37 The large percentage of racial minorities comprising low - income urban populations makes having an understanding of cultural norms key to conceptualizing adversity in these communities.