Sentences with phrase «american cities represent»

The rapid gentrification of many large American cities represents a triumph and an opportunity for Republicans — a triumph because it was mainly Republican ideas (welfare reform, aggressive crime - fighting tactics, pro-growth policies) that set the trend in motion, and an opportunity because the wealthier, and frankly whiter, new residents are more likely to vote for the GOP.

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Networks from Canada and Quebec, representing labour unions; Indigenous, farmers, and migrant groups; environmentalists; women's organizations; international solidarity groups; student movements; and human rights organizations will join their American and Mexican counterparts at the historic Antiguo Palacio de Escuela de Medicina in Mexico City.

When you think about what Americans accomplished, building these amazing cities, and all the good its done in the world, it's kind of disheartening to hear so much hatred of America, not just from abroad, but internally... For some reason, nobody seems to be talking about who we're up against, and the sixth century barbarism that they actually represent.

«It's a privilege and an honor not only to represent the American Culinary Foundation, but also the city of Orlando,» Pitz said.

The new menu is focused on Caribbean, Central and South American cuisines, all of which represent one of the most diverse cities in the world.

«Italian - Americans have a history of giving back to this city, and that's what that statue represents: a contribution to the city of New York from Italian immigrants,» Savino said.

The Business Council members attending or being represented at Tourism Action Day included: Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau, American Express, BBL Hospitality, Destiny USA, Inns of Aurora, LLC, The Desmond Hotel & Conference Center, Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway, Empire Resorts, Inc., Fox Run Vineyards, Inc., Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce, Gideon Putnam Resort and Spa, IN New York & Where magazines, The Lodge at Welch Allyn, New York Power Authority, Niagara Honeymoon Sweets, New York Wine & Culinary Center, New York Wine & Grape Foundation, Palace Theatre, Plattsburgh Chamber of Commerce, The Sagamore, Saratoga Casino & Raceway, Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau, Tri-City Valley Cats, VisitRochester, and the Wyoming County Chamber & Tourism.

That may be a needless concern considering that some iconic antebellum Confederate cities are represented by African American Members of Congress.

Those who identify as two or more races, or American Indian, represent less than 1 percent each, according to a demographic breakdown from the city's IT system.

After defeating Assemblyman Rory Lancman and City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley in the primary, Meng is seeking to become the first Asian - American to represent New York in Congress, and the first woman to represent Queens since Geraldine Ferraro was elected in 1978.

Mr. Constantinides is a lifelong Queens resident who became the first Greek Cypriot American to serve on the New York City Council after he was elected to represent the 22

A former state senator who was the first African - American politician elected to that chamber to represent a district outside New York City, Brown was elected to be Buffalo's first black mayor in November 2005.

Newly - elected Assemblywoman Pam Harris, a Brooklyn Democrat, is the only African - American to represent a majority white district in New York City.

One hundred African American women who say they represent First Lady Michele Obama and their allies who are members of «Oust Paladino» will call on Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia to remove Carl Paladino from the Buffalo School Board, outside City Hall, Buffalo.

Meanwhile, the Galesi Group, planning a major commercial development at the former American Locomotive Co. site in Schenectady, is very interested in adding a casino to the project but has not made a decision to do so, according to Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, who represents the city.

The ballots — which represent a second attempt to try to pass a labor contract with the state — are due at the New York City offices of the American Arbitration Association by 9 a.m. Thursday.

«African - Americans, who represent 23 percent of the city's population, made up 64 percent of the murder victims and 71 percent of the shooting victims in this city last year,» he said.

She might also hold a demographic edge: Harris is the only African - American in the city who represents a majority white district.

Detective Yuseff Hamm, 49, is a 15 - year veteran of the NYPD and president of the Guardians Association, the fraternal organization that represents African - American police officers in the city.

Chin, a community organizer and immigrant advocate who speaks three Chinese dialects, is expected to become the first Chinese - American to represent Chinatown in city council.

Margaret Chin is the first Chinese American to represent Chinatown in the City Council.

Democrat Pam Harris bested Republican Lucretia Regina - Potter in a southern Brooklyn Assembly race tonight, becoming the only African - American to represent a majority white district in New York City.

He'll also be the first non-African American since World War II to represent Harlem in the House, marking a sea change for the neighborhood and the city.

Before the West Indian American Day Parade on Monday, City Councilman Jumaane D. Williams, a Democrat who represents several Brooklyn neighborhoods, said that he had come out «because I have a right to celebrate my culture,» but that he had almost decided to stay home because of the violence.

Members, friends, family and employees of the following organizations & companies were represented: RCPHS, Citrin and Cooperman, New City Chiropractic Center, American Legion Post 46, Town of Haverstraw, Little Helping Hands of Clarkstown North H.S. & the Miklos Family.

Ralph Sampson is a member of the following lists: Basketball players at the 1981 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four, African - American basketball players and The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.

Dissatisfied with a mere taste of the theatrical arts and eager to extend acting into a full - time passion, Eigenberg subsequently moved to New York and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, working odd jobs on the side (construction et al.) to put himself through school.Scattered roles followed, including a guest appearance on The Cosby Show and a bit part in the awful 1989 generation - gap comedy Rude Awakening (co-starring Cheech Marin and Eric Roberts), but Sex and the City (which Eigenberg auditioned for out of innumerable hopefuls) represented the actor's first huge break.

African Americans represent about half of the city's population, and 81 percent of the public school enrollment.

The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) highlighted AVID at a June 21st briefing on Capitol Hill with a presentation by Rob Gira ~ Executive Vice President ~ Quality ~ Research and Communication ~ from AVID National Center and several panelists representing AVID districts and schools in Fairfax County Public Schools (VA) ~ Fairfax City Public Schools (VA) and Pinellas County (FL).

These higher rates of educational attainment due to the Milwaukee voucher program represent improvements of 15 — 20 percent over the rates obtained by the comparison group of public - school students — nearly as large as those for the African American students in the New York City study.

Prior research by William Howell and Paul Peterson suggested that the reason low - income inner - city African Americans benefit most from private - school choice is that moving to the new school represents a more dramatic improvement in the school environment for them than for less - disadvantaged white and Hispanic students.

Unionized charter teachers in the city are collectively represented by the Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff, a branch of the American Federation of Teachers and a statewide affiliate of the Illinois Federation of Teachers.

Unionized charter teachers in the city are collectively represented by ChiACTS, a branch of the American Federation of Teachers and a statewide affiliate of the Illinois Federation of Teachers.

In many ways, Minnesota still embodies some of the early ideas, while cities such as Los Angeles represent what the charter movement has become: an engine powered by muscular foundations for raising the prospects of low - income African - American and Latino students.

This event was co-sponsored by the American Youth Policy Forum and the Collaborative for Building After - School Systems (CBASS), a coalition of organizations representing cities and regions.

But the image represented another, more intense association, and that is the idea that there is, for some Americans anyway, a direct path between the sublunary city and a celestial state.

It is intended to represent the spending by the average city - dwelling American on a typical basket of goods and services.

Noguchi's work is represented in museum collections worldwide, including the Albright - Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; The Art Institute of Chicago; Brooklyn Museum of Art; The Cleveland Museum of Art; Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The Museum of Modern Art; New York; Nagoya City Museum; The National Museum of Art, Osaka; The Nelson - Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY; Tate Gallery, London; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.

His artwork is represented in many distinguished museums throughout the world as well as prestigious private and corporate collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Museum of Modem Art in New York City, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, St. Louis Art Museum, Louisiana Museum of Art in Denmark, Musée Beaubourg in Paris, The Paine Weber Collection, and many others.

Best known for absurdist public performances, Pope.L has a history of dealing with the politics of race and identity — which the African - American artist doesn't limit to black versus white: His installation at the 2017 Whitney Biennial, for instance, consists of a four - sided structure covered with rows of rotting bologna slices meant to represent the percentage of Jews in New York City.

Solman is represented in major museums and galleries including the Hirshhorn Museum, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Phillips Collection in Washington, District of Columbia, as well as the Whitney Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Since then, Anderson has engaged with the artists represented in the Foundation's collection, organizing numerous exhibitions including Souls Grown Deep: African - American Vernacular Art of the South (1996) presented in conjunction with the Atlanta Olympic Games at Michael C. Carlos Museum at City Hall East, The Quilts of Gee's Bend (2002) while director at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial (2011) at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Snyder's art is represented in many leading American public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York Public Library, The Jewish Museum, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City; the National Museum of Women in the Arts and The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Harvard University Museums, Cambridge; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco.

Hancock's work is represented in museums and private collections worldwide, including: Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY, California College of Arts, San Francisco, CA, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI, The Cooper - Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, NY, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, Eileen Harris Norton, Santa Monica, CA, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY, Jones Teams Sports, Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Dallas, TX, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO, Modern Art Museum of Forth Worth, Fort Worth, TX, Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Trento, Italy, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, The Museum of Modern Art, NY, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA, New York Public Library, New York, NY, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, NB, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY, University of Texas at Austin Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, Wexner Center for the Arts at the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, Wichita State University, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom.

[10] He is also represented at the British Museum, in London, Walker Art Gallery, in Liverpool, Southampton City Art Gallery, Musée National d'Art Moderne, in Paris, Bonnefanten Museum, in Maastricht, Goetz Collection, in Munich, Kunsthalle, in Nuremberg, Museo Cantonale d'Arte, in Lugano, Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo, in Sintra, National Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art, in New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, in New York, National Gallery of Art, in Washington, The Hirshhorn Museum, in Washington, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Dallas Museum of Art, among other public collections.

His paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints have been the subject of numerous solo and major group exhibitions and his work is represented in many museums, as well as prestigious private and corporate collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, St. Louis Art Museum, Louisiana Museum of Art in Denmark, Musèe Beaubourg in Paris, and The Paine Weber Collection.

Fischl's paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints have been the subject of numerous solo and major group exhibitions and his work is represented in many museums, as well as prestigious private and corporate collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Museum of Modem Art in New York City, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, St. Louis Art Museum, Louisiana Museum of Art in Denmark, Musée Beaubourg in Paris, The Paine Weber Collection, and many others.

Best known for absurdist public performances, William Pope.L has a history of dealing with the politics of race and identity — which the African - American artist doesn't limit to black versus white: His installation at the 2017 Whitney Biennial, for instance, consists of a four - sided structure covered with rows of rotting bologna slices meant to represent the percentage of Jews in New York City.

Chase's work is represented in the permanent collections of a number of noted museums — the Whitney Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York (MOMA); the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; the Brooklyn Museum; The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota; the Albright - Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; the Baltimore Museum of Art; the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; and the Nelson - Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.

The artist's work is represented in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Museum of Fine Arts, San Antonio, the Neiman Marcus Collection, American Airlines, the Belo Corporation, the Omni Dallas Hotel, the Microsoft Corporation, Pfizer, Inc., Reader's Digest Corporate Collection, the City of Seattle, Washington, the U.S. Department of State, and the Human Rights Campaign Headquarters in Washington, DC.