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...just got a little easier out here for a pimp.” Yes, and that’s just what we need—for it to get just a little bit easier to pigeon-hole black performing artists into demeaning roles and to reward them for upholding the negative stereotypes that so many have spent years trying to break down...
...most certainly marks the lowest point in recent memory. Certainly the Academy has been taking steps in the right direction, most notably with its naming “Crash” as best picture of the year on Sunday. However, outside of this victory, the Academy still hesitates to reward nearly anything beyond portrayals of black people as ignorant, hypersexual, subservient, or criminal...
...portraying an upper-middle class black man struggling to maintain his dignity and hope in an oppressive white world, and was unsurprisingly nominated for the former role. The Academy’s choice to nominate Howard for his portrayal of a stereotypical pimp, rather than to reward his much less predictable and more nuanced role in “Crash,” suggests a sadly familiar unwillingness to accept black actors outside of the traditional, offensive roles...
...crew last year—saw extended action and played well as the Crimson closed out the match, 30-24. “Every guys works hard in practice,” Ridolfi said. “So it’s nice to get them a little reward for the practice time.” Harvard played its best volleyball in the first frame of the match, opening with 14 kills on .565 hitting. With Weissbourd and co-captain Seamus McKiernan producing a series of kills and blocks, the Crimson jumped out to a 14-5 cushion. Unable...
...gang's main vehicles, including two recovered in local pub parking lots and one car found still burning. Neither did it take long to pinpoint other items they used: 14 large steel crates dumped in a nearby field. CHOOSE PARTNERS WISELY: Police swiftly put up a $3.5 million reward to encourage loose lips. Some 400 people came forward. By Saturday police had charged five suspects, including 57-year-old millionaire John Fowler...