Many issues raised, some solutions, but mostly it was nice that the conversation was even happening, with input from some of the only travel bloggers I know
who talk about race candidly: Oneika the Traveler, Girl Gone Travel, Farsighted Fly Girl, and my full - on travel decolonialist rockstar VONA sister, Bani Amor.
Not exact matches
We
talk about grit all the time here at Spartan
Race but Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth is the woman
who literally wrote the book
about it (or at least she will be when Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance is published May 3 by Scribner).
I believe we are
talking about an occursnce of an earth being populated with a hybrid
race of half angel / half human beings
who were probably depraved both by the nature of being parented by a fallen angel and part human.
Those
who talk glibly
about our ability to take charge of history, should ponder well the technological terror of the arms
race.
It shows up when Mike Huckabee (
who is allegedly thinking
about another presidential
race) turns his CPAC speech into a mishmash of truncated
talk radio monologues, one - liners, and identity politics shout - outs.
Something similar might again be possible in the U.S. if those
who are divided by
race and class begin to
talk about their problems in concrete terms at the local level.
And then comes: the taboo subjects;
talking about people as if they are not there (or as if they are an «issue», not a person); assuming everyone (
who counts) is of a certain
race, ability, class, language, sexuality or gender; various non-biblical behavioural rules; the targeted enforcement of church rules (whether «biblical» or not) on particular groups; and the general reluctance to see things from another's perspective (even if this is a skill that churchgoers use all day, every day, outside thw church).
Not according to Granit Xhaka,
who was reported by the Evening Standard
talking in quite optimistic terms
about the title
race.
I know that Cassius Clay [
who, incidentally, probably ranks second to Pelé among the world's best - known athletes] is always
talking about fighting for his
race.
Everybody
talking about 4th place...
who cares, season was over when we dropped out of the title
race... Remember what a premier league trophy looks like?
Good news??? You
talked about Manchester clubs certainly being better than us, then said how we'll likely be out of title
race before January, all whilst
talking about who grabs our best player.
In this video a whole host of drivers
talked about how they tackle the start of a
race, with the likes of Antonio Felix da Costa, Alex Lynn, and Lando Norris (
who's listed as a Formula 3 champion, even though he isn't quite yet!)
A Danish press bought rights to use it in their high school textbook; I've corresponded with numerous college professors
who use the piece to
talk about rhetoric and
race.
Please, spare me the crap
about how «
talking about race encourages racism,» or how we're the ones
who are «making things
about race» because that makes no sense.
My own panel, «How to Act Like Obama Online When You DO N'T Have a Billion in the Bank» (which will
talk about applying Obama 2012 lessons to this year's advocacy and electoral campaigns), is coming together nicely — we just signed up Ethan Roeder, Obama's chief data manager for the presidential
race and
who's now gone back over to the New Organizing Institute, as a speaker.
I know Diane Abbot (
who I respect as our first black female MP) and other senior feel it's racist whenever we
talk about immigration — but do we honestly think closing down any discussion has led us to a good place in terms of
race relations and tolerance and looking closer to home, how many senior Black or Asian people work in Labour HQ or in Team Corbyn?
A well - liked, respected, hard - charging attorney general
who talks tough
about cleaning up the scandal - plagued, lobbyist - run institution known as New York state government has entered the
race for the Democratic nomination for governor.
For now, the Republican contenders being
talked about for the gubernatorial
race this year include Assembly Minority Leader and Canandaigua resident Brian Kolb
who has already declared he will seek the nomination, as well as possible contenders State Senator John DeFrancisco, Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro and former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra.
While onetime mayoral front - runner Christine Quinn has opted to mostly avoid
talking about the late entry of Anthony Weiner into the
race, the candidate for comptroller
who is not Eliot Spitzer is coming at his last - minute rival straight on.
I'm glad to see my opponent is a gentleman,
who seems to be somebody
who likes to
talk about the issues, which I think is great when you think
about some of the things America is observing in the presidential
race,» the congressman said.
Latimer,
who just released his own polling data showing the
race in a statistical dead heat, is
talking about private sector jobs and accusing Astorino of inflating the numbers by more than double during his two terms as county executive.
I've
talked about these issues before, and always acknowledged them, and the voters
who know me know these are non-issues that have no bearing on this
race,» he said in a statement.
«I have not spoken to the mayor ever
about the speaker's
race and my emphasis is on
talking to my colleagues and
talking to important allies in this process, whether they be labor leaders, county organizations, activists and others
who have a stake in the outcome,» Levine said.
While there's been no shortage of
talk about the candidates running in the 33rd State Senate District — the seat currently occupied by Pedro Espada, Jr. — we thought we'd provide a rundown of
who's competing in myriad other local
races.
Cuomo also denied drafting embattled former Empire State Development official Sam Hoyt,
who resigned amid accusations of sexual harassment, to
talk to McMurray
about dropping out of the
race, but he said it's no secret many people have been trying to get Hochul to run.
Faso,
who from day one said the
race would be close,
talks about what he's doing these final days of the campaign.
WAMC's David Guistina
talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union
about Governor Cuomo's aide
who was shot prior to the West Indian Day Parade and the last day of horse
racing at Saratoga
Race Course.
Black observers
who watched the recorded interactions perceived whites
who avoided
talking about race as more prejudiced than the intrepid few
who acknowledged skin color.
Bonnie Dunbar (see picture at left),
who visited Cambridge earlier this year to
talk about her inspiring career, is a member of an elite team of women that has participated in the space
race over the last 35 years.
As reported in the February issue of the journal Psychological Science, those
who were mentally depleted — that is, those
who did not have the energy to exert personal discipline and self - control — found
talking about race with a black man much more enjoyable than did those whose self - control was intact.
«Humans and animals alike, regardless of
race or species,
talk about the same things every day — that is, sex, real estate,
who's boss, and what's for dinner,» he writes.
When we
talked about African American singles, we meant the group of people
who are
raced as blacks.
Foley, a grizzled, hard - bitten type
who could have been cast in an old Chuck Norris movie,
talks about the border struggle «to save the country» in terms more befitting a
race war.
At the recent press day, Tarantino and his actors
talked about the advantages of shooting in 70 mm, how a Tarantino set differs from other movie sets, how Leigh and Russell played off each other while chained at the hip for 4-1/2 months, why Russell remained in character after his character met his demise, the decision to stay close to the script, Tarantino and Jackson's take on
race relations in America, why a period film affords a filmmaker the opportunity to comment on the present in ways a present day film does not, what their filmmaking adventure was like for the veteran actors
who have been with Tarantino from the beginning, and why Tarantino doesn't mind dancing on the edge of political correctness.
Directed by Chad Hartigan,
who won Sundance's Best of Next prize in 2013 for This is Martin Bonner, Morris may be relatively light viewing but with fine performances across the board and a semi-charmed approach to
talking about race and culture, Morris is a crowd - pleasing success story that could find love outside the festival circuit.
Unlike so many recent comic book based movies, Miller is able to string together scene after scene of action /
racing / beating / shooting while still remembering to give us reason to care
about his heroes,
who are given precious little time to
talk things over.
This feature - length documentary, produced by Point Made Films in partnership with The Calhoun School, attempts to offer a roadmap through the story of 12 teens in New York City
who come together for one school year to
talk about race and privilege.
These teenagers,
who are black, white, Korean, Puerto Rican, Indian, have come to Plainfield High School in the wake of a snowstorm to
talk about prejudice with their peers, to analyze the true meaning of slang, to «rap
about race.»
Children and young
who get in touch with Childline
about race and faith based bullying
talk about a wide range of issues.
Occasionally, the question sends my conversation partner rushing for the canapés, and I'm free to seek out someone
who wants to
talk about motorcycle
racing (as if!)
In fact, for all the
talk about the «democratic values» implicit in local control, the decibel level of the past few years has been caused less by a legitimate debate
about the merits of the work than an internecine fight over which faction would control the local teachers union, a mayor's
race pitting «old» vs. «new» Newark (read: Sharpe revanchists vs. Cory defenders), and the aspirations of what Curvin calls the «resource distributors» — those
who view the power and wealth allocation opportunities of the school system as an end in itself.
Gov. Chris Gregoire,
who was in Washington, D.C., last week to
talk to Duncan and Obama
about Race to the Top, returned saying that Washington wouldn't be seeing any of the money, at least not in this round.
I saw one of America's great failures — an inability to teach its children how to
talk about race — materialize in the shame on her face as she struggled to say out loud what and
who I am.
Scott Barrett investigates / 1924 RAC Small Car Trials — Ninety years after they took place, we look at the RAC Small Car Trials with the help of outstanding period photographs of the proceedings / Italian aero - engined specials of the 1920s — Alessandro Silva tells the little - known story of those Italians
who adapted WW1 aero engines for competition use in the»20s / Armstrong Siddeley
race and rally — The late Anthony Pritchard
talked to Tommy Sopwith
about his Sphinx special and «works» entries in international rallies in the»50s
Ron
talks about the fateful trip to the 2003 Le Mans where despite Corvette
Racing running a flawless
race (Ron says it was «the best
race we had ever run there to that point»), they got trounced by Ferrari
who beat the team by a margin of 10 laps or nearly 85 miles.
I'm also
talking about the writer
who turns an entire country into tragedy porn, going to volunteer at an orphanage and using brown kids as props in their photos or writing
about how sad and poor everyone in Haiti is, with no mention of history,
race, and politics, and then leaving a link for people to donate to the Red Cross, where their money will surely disappear into a black hole along with all the other Red Cross donations that are unaccounted for.
Mitch Snow, Director of Promotion and Legacy at the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, joins Peter on air to
talk about the grueling auto
race up Pike's Peak that draws over 100 competitors
who sprint up a mountain while being robbed of oxygen.
Saturday, June 2, 10:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. Sailing canoe rides for all ages, picture story boards and «
talk story» opportunities with
race team members (some
who sailed the Hokule`a)
about celestial navigation and the history of the Hawaiian sailing canoes.
Im saying that as a driver,
who could
talk you off the stage
about race craft and performance driving.
On stage voice actor Troy Baker
talks about how we all have our nerd, from those of us
who love comics or Star Wars or movies to the people
who are obsessed with engines or skiing or
racing or anything else.