1.   And we knew how popular culture portrayed blacks during slavery.

2.   Dyke said he understands that some of his fellow African-Americans are offended by artifacts that portray blacks in a negative light or glorify racism.

3.   Stone has made his reputation as a thoughtful critic of the way the white media sometimes portray blacks.

4.   That means it can come closer to portraying true black.

5.   The fact that successful blacks were rarely portrayed on television made a deep impression.

6.   The imagery was vital at a time when early movies portrayed blacks as heathens, cannibals tossing whites into pots for cooking.

7.   The Pioneer comes close to the Runco in brightness and the ability to portray black.

8.   When World War II began, Hollywood came under pressure to portray blacks more positively to encourage patriotism.

9.   Halle Berry, presenting the award for miniseries or movie, said television has made some progress portraying blacks in positive roles.

10.   In the colonial era, when Zimbabwe was known as Rhodesia, whites commonly used pejoratives such as kaffir to portray blacks as lowly infidels.