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RALPH: (As Barbara Howard) Janine, we are not getting new rugs. QUINTA BRUNSON: (As Janine Teagues) I wanted to get your expert, classy eye on my rug-request email to Ava. Janine asks for advice from Sheryl Lee Ralph's character, Barbara Howard. But she thinks the principal, Ava, will help her get a rug. One of her students peed on the old rug because the toilet was broken. Here's another clip from 'Abbott Elementary.' Quinta Brunson's character, Janine, the new teacher, needs a new rug for the classroom. She won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance in Charles Burnett's 1990 film, 'To Sleep With Anger.' From 1996 to 2001, she played Brandy's stepmother in the popular sitcom 'Moesha.' But she kept pushing to find a place for herself. The musical was loosely based on the rise of the '60s girl groups like the Supremes and the Shirelles.Īfter the success of 'Dreamgirls,' Ralph moved to LA but found there were few roles available to Black actors. Sheryl Lee Ralph got her first big break in the 1977 Sidney Poitier film, 'A Piece Of The Action.' An even bigger break came in 1981 when she starred in the hit Broadway musical 'Dreamgirls.' She played Deena Jones, a singer who's part of a trio of Black women called the Dreams. 21st on ABC and will begin streaming on Hulu the following day. GROSS: The second season of 'Abbott Elementary' premieres Sept. SHERYL LEE RALPH: (As Barbara Howard) I'm Barbara Howard, woman of God.

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(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, 'ABBOTT ELEMENTARY') Here's how the character describes herself. Ralph's character has been teaching for 30 years and is the kind of teacher who, with a glance, can get an unruly class to sit down or quietly line up single file. The creator of the series, Quinta Brunson, plays a new idealistic teacher who's still a little clueless. 'Abbott Elementary' is about the teachers in an under-resourced, majority-Black elementary school in Philadelphia. 21st and will begin streaming on Hulu the following day.

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It's one of several nominations for the series including outstanding comedy series. She's nominated for best supporting actress for her performance in the series. My guest, Sheryl Lee Ralph, co-stars in the ABC comedy series 'Abbott Elementary.' Tonight, Ralph will find out if she won an Emmy. Mr Abbott's intervention further complicates the Government's bid to finalise an energy policy this year.įederal Energy and Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg is now stopping short of committing to a CET.This is FRESH AIR. Government risks 'driving into a brick wall' without CET He said then that 'Australia has always believed that climate change is real, that humanity makes a contribution and that strong and effective action against it should be taken'.īut his London remarks echo remarks to a public meeting in Victoria in 2009 where he said the settled science on climate change was 'absolute crap'. It contradicts what he said in 2014 at the G20 summit in Brisbane. Mr Abbott's overnight speech highlights his changing position on the issue over the years. He said extra carbon dioxide had meant more plant life and contributed to what he called 'global greening'. 'The only adverse effects happen after you get above two degrees of warming,' he said. When asked if he backed Mr Abbott's view that climate change is doing more good than harm, Mr Kelly said up to two degrees of warming would benefit world GDP. Mr Kelly said no matter what Australia does about its greenhouse gas emissions, 'it is not going to change the weather, it is not going to change the temperature of the globe, it is not going to prevent bad storms'.

He said there has been a 'catastrophic failure by Malcolm Turnbull to stand up to the climate deniers in his party'.īut Liberal MP Craig Kelly told Sky News 'the point that Tony makes is 100 per cent correct'.

'I mean, he is an effective handbrake on the elected prime minister stopping any sensible policy progress when it comes to climate change and energy.' 'It is 2017 and we have got a former PM overseas denying the science of climate change and … he is calling the shots on the policy of Australia,' he said. Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson responded on Twitter by calling Mr Abbott 'an embarrassment'.įederal Labor's treasury spokesman Chris Bowen said the speech was spectacular evidence that Mr Abbott thinks 'we can put our head in the sand' and pretend climate change is not happening.

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However, Mr Abbott has tweeted a link to the full text of the speech. It was told the speech was a 'non-media event'. The ABC's London bureau was not allowed in the venue to hear the speech or to report on it. Take a look at the comments to see what our readers thought about Mr Abbott's comments on climate change. Full speech: Tony Abbott says dealing with climate change is like 'primitive people' killing goats

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