Sentences with phrase «surrounded by racism»

Stephan James plays Owens, one of the greatest athletes in the world but surrounded by racism and people who need him, be it the mother of his young child, his teammates, his coach (played by a surprisingly convincing Jason Sudeikis) or honchos at the NAACP or the United States Olympic Committee.

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Through short, diary - like chapters she brings us up close and personal with her life and the very real problems of being a poor immigrant living in an effective ghetto, surrounded by poverty, bigotry, racism and misogyny - so we can get some sense of how overwhelming it is to survive in such an environment, let alone to dream of finding a better life.

In contrast to the racism and violence of the Jim Crow South, Whitten grew up in a loving home surrounded by his mother and grandmother, gospel music, books, and a piano, which gave him a sense of stability in what could be a terrifying world.