Sentences with phrase «see black folks»

Many talked about what it meant to see black folks in power.

«I don't appreciate seeing black folks that are unlit,» she told Buzzfeed.

Let this movie spark a mental revolution in the minds of others seeing Black folks as the dope ass people we know ourselves to be!

Not exact matches

I think your folks making a big mistakes when seeing Condoleeza Rice as a black.

I could be missing something, but I see a lot more fire and disdain fired at white folk than I do at blacks.

As we have seen with some 81 percent of evangelical Christians (including a number of black clergy) supporting one of the most racist presidential campaigns we have seen in modern history, much of American Christianity continues to specialize in leaving the minds of black folk in the bondage of the sunken place.

There are more white men in jail than black men Strong Papa... and yes read it on DOJ please... and BC white men want to make crystal meth so much, folks now have to go to the doctor here in Misssissippi to get psuedoedrine and CVS now wants to see our license for nail polish remover bc it is used in crystal meth... so please sit down and shut up

They are so noticeable because more often than not black people age much better than white folk, Oriental do too (less wrinkles and smoother skin), so for me it is suspicious seeing a supposedly teenage kid who looks to gone well past puberty (still I know there will be the exception).

«My intention was more so about building an infrastructure that can ensure that younger folks, blacks from the Caribbean, blacks from the continent would see [that] building a black political base was important to them,» Atta - Mensah said.

I see many folks wearing all - black outfits that they accessorize with pops of color or shine, so why not do the same with an all - white outfit?

The most prominent characters include Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson), a socially conservative, arrogant country music star; Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), a gospel singer and mother of two deaf children; Del Reese (Ned Beatty), her lawyer husband and Hamilton's legal representative, who works as the local political organizer for the Tea Party - like Hal Philip Walker Presidential campaign; Opal (Geraldine Chaplin), an insufferably garrulous and pretentious BBC Radio reporter on assignment in Nashville, or so she claims; talented but self - involved sex - addict Tom Frank (Keith Carradine), one - third of a moderately successful folk trio who's anxious to launch a solo career; John Triplette (Michael Murphy), the duplicitous campaign consultant who condescendingly tries to secure top Nashville stars to perform at a nationally - syndicated campaign rally; Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley), the emotionally - fragile, beloved Loretta Lynn - like country star recovering from a burn accident; Barnett (Allen Garfield), Barbara Jean's overwhelmed manager - husband; Mr. Green (Keenan Wynn), whose never - seen ailing wife is on the same hospital ward as Barbara Jean; groupie Martha (Shelley Duvall), Green's niece, ostensibly there to visit her ailing aunt but so personally irresponsible that she instead spends all her time picking up men; Pfc. Glenn Kelly (Scott Glenn), who claims his mother saved Barbara Jean's life but who mostly seems obsessed with the country music star; Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a waitress longing for country music fame, despite her vacuous talent; Bill and Mary (Allan F. Nicholls and Cristina Raines), the other two - thirds of Tom's folk act, whose ambition overrides constant personal rancor; Winifred (Barbara Harris), another would - be singer - songwriter, fleeing to Nashville from her working - class husband, Star (Bert Remsen); Kenny Frasier (David Hayward), a loner who rents a room from Mr. Green and carries around a violin case; Bud Hamilton (Dave Peel), the gentle, loyal son of the abrasive Hamilton; Connie White (Karen Black), a glamorous country star who is a last - minute substitute for Barbara Jean at the Grand Old Opry; Wade Cooley (Robert DoQui), a cook at the airport restaurant where Sueleen works as a waitress and who tries unsuccessfully to convince her that she has no talent; and the eccentric Tricycle Man (Jeff Goldblum), who rides around in a three - wheel motorcycle, occasionally interacting with the other characters, showing off his amateur magic tricks, but who has no dialogue.

Once again, we see the nation's psychic wounds — and black folks» desperate need for whites» appreciation — exposed by stripping off the Obama bandage.

And the folks from South Central interviewed here make it abundantly clear that the LAPD perceived all black males as criminals and thus saw it as their duty to keep them from ever crossing the invisible borders into white enclaves.

And reflecting what they saw on their trip, «Black Panther» showcases a pleasant mix of folks living more traditional, tribal lifestyles and those «people that are fully in the city life, but it's an African city life.»

You could argue that this represents a real cross-section of Southern attitudes and how they evolved through the Civil Rights movement and into the modern day, or you could see it as simpering, middlebrow - pleasing pabulum meant to assure its middle - class elderly white audience that it's not racist and appreciates good, Oscar - feted movies about black folk (written / directed / produced by white folks) based on Pulitzer Prize - winning plays (by white folks).

Canadian helmer Panos Cosmatos found a lot of fanfare stateside for his debut film in 2010's Beyond the Black Rainbow, so naturally the XYZ Films and Spectre Vision folks saw a bankable filmmaker might be trending for whatever he conjured up for his sophomore project.

Coogler concluded his letter by thanking Black Panther everyone who contributed to the movie's thunderous debut:» For the people who bought out theaters, who posted on social [media] about how lit the film would be, bragged about our awesome cast, picked out outfits to wear, and who stood in line in theaters all over the world before even seeing the film... To the press who wrote about the film for folks who hadn't yet seen it, and encourage audiences to come out... And to the young ones, who came out with their parents, with their mentors, and with their friends... Thank you for giving our team of filmmakers the greatest gift: The opportunity to share this film, that we poured our hearts and souls into, with you.»

In this edition, see what the folks at Honest Trailers have to say about Marvel's box office giant Black Panther now that it's out on home video.

Folks in India can see the newest 3G tablet on official eStore that offers two flavors — black and white.

Some people felt that the trailer was a bit on the racist side, and given the fact that it wasn't much more than a white guy shooting a bunch of black folks, I guess I can see their point.

Among the periods she intends to highlight are the years 1924 to 1943, when the notion of a distinct American folk art came into public consciousness through the efforts of the Whitney Studio Club and MoMA director Alfred Barr; the long decade from the late 1960s through the early 1980s that saw both the publication of Roger Cardinal's 1972 book Outsider Art and Jane Livingston and James Beardsley's groundbreaking 1982 show «Black Folk Art in America, 1930 — 1980» at the Corcoran Gallery; and the near present, with its ongoing conversation about how to contextualize vernacular folk art came into public consciousness through the efforts of the Whitney Studio Club and MoMA director Alfred Barr; the long decade from the late 1960s through the early 1980s that saw both the publication of Roger Cardinal's 1972 book Outsider Art and Jane Livingston and James Beardsley's groundbreaking 1982 show «Black Folk Art in America, 1930 — 1980» at the Corcoran Gallery; and the near present, with its ongoing conversation about how to contextualize vernacular Folk Art in America, 1930 — 1980» at the Corcoran Gallery; and the near present, with its ongoing conversation about how to contextualize vernacular art.

So the artist began to mix the three influences — the attitude of musicians like Simone and Davis, the iconic style of old world European painting, and the everyday black folks he knew from the neighborhood or saw strutting through the streets — in a distinct visual style that has been referred to as «cool realism.»

2015 America Is Hard to See, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY Art Brut in America: The Incursion of Jean Dubuffet, American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY It's Never Just Black or White, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY

In a 1976 interview, conducted for his retrospective at CUNY that year, Lewis said he painted social subjects earlier in his career because he believed it would change the way people think if they were to see what was actually happening to black folks.

A lot of folks, including myself, think that the recent melting of Arctic sea ice and rising Arctic temperatures is more attributable to Asian black carbon pollution than to CO2 and greenhouse gas warming (particularly since similar warming and sea ice melting is not seen in the Antarctic, where there is not a problem with soot pollution).

In the past, we've covered an app called «Pixel Battery Saver» (see the original guide at the end of this article for reference) that overlayed your entire screen with a subtle grid of black pixels, and this was a great battery saving utility for many folks.