Sentences with phrase «while black activists»

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While on a road trip, the black activist had stopped at a Cracker Barrel, which has paid millions to settle lawsuits over racial discrimination, and posted, «At Cracker Barrel 4 the 1st time.

The Lib Dems have no black or Asian MPs and only a handful of female MPs, and today Sir Menzies said that while there was no question of introducing a Tory - style A-list, activists would be strongly encouraged to choose diverse candidates.

In April 2015, Blake and State Senator Gustavo Rivera, along with liberal activist Groups, blasted the police for shoving and arresting activists in demonstrations seeking to express solidarity with protests in Baltimore, Md. over the mysterious death of black civilian Freddie Gray while in police custody.

While stop - and - frisks have drastically declined under de Blasio, many minority activists feel he hasn't done enough to hold NYPD officers accountable for killing unarmed black men.

Black Lives Matter activists protested the arrest of an anti-violence advocate who was taken into custody while videotaping officers frisking a handcuffed motorist in Syracuse.

Travolta son Jett dies while vacationing with parents... Black gay activists: Ebenezer Baptist should dump Warren as speaker for MLK Day service.

Sunday night's Bafta film awards will see Britain's biggest stars joined by activists on the red carpet, while many attendees will wear black in solidarity with Time's Up — the movement launched following the sexual harassment scandal which engulfed Hollywood after an avalanche of allegations were made against film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Between pre-show coverage rife with breathless anticipation for accessories women would wear with their black dresses, cutting off activists while asking after their more famous dates» nominations, and Debra Messing calling out the network for being embroiled in an equal - pay lawsuit while she was being interviewed by E!, the coverage was a general mess.

Parks was an activist, a humanitarian and a core figure in America's civil rights movement; he routinely shattering glass ceilings for black artists, while using his platform to expose the stark realities of day - to - day inequality on the most momentous of scales.

While filming Question Bridge: Black Males, the artists encountered a compelling question and answer exchange between a younger participant and an older civil - rights activist.