Sentences with phrase «about black candidates»

Diane Abbott says that what Clegg is saying about black candidates «not coming forward» sounds like what Labour and the Tories were saying in the 1980s.

Not exact matches

This scandal is only the latest in a string of worrisome disclosures about the use of social media by third parties, from foreign governments and electoral candidates to law enforcement agencies, to spy on the activities of users — especially immigrant, Black and other vulnerable communities.

«We're going to pose some tough questions to both candidates about economic issues, stemming directly from the survey results,» said Black, noting that 66 per cent of survey respondents said they want the City of Vancouver to pursue ways to champion the development of energy, natural resources and Port facilities.

I personally think that Obama's election was more about his left wing ideology than his «skin color» because if it had only been about «skin color» then the POTUS candidates on the right who were black, would have had just as good a chance to become the POTUS, as Obama did.

White evangelicals and black Protestants are more likely to say that it «really matters» who wins the election and to follow the news about the candidates closely.

This so called Christian is the first to openly accept gay marriage as a political stance, which if you want to not believe what the bible says about it then fine, but this wasn't his stance when running in Chicago against a conservative black candidate.

In fact, only about one - third of white evangelicals (37 %) and about half of black Protestants (45 %) believe that churches should endorse candidates during elections.

«It's important to note that white evangelicals, like so many voters this year, had significant reservations about both candidates,» said Amy Black, professor of political science at Wheaton College.

I have been watching to see what the presidential candidates say — and what they say they will do — about Black Lives Matter.

McCall not only gave Cuomo cover back when it looked like he might again mount a primary challenge against a black gubernatorial candidate (in this case, a sitting governor — the first African American to hold the post, David Paterson), but also stood by him when other black leaders were complaining about the lack of diversity on the statewide Democratic ticket.

City Council Watch attended a debate in the 6th Council District on Columbus Avenue this week, where we observed about four dozen elderly black and Jewish voters munch on cookies and fruit, and murmur amongst themselves about the slate of candidates who would presume to fill the shoes of the beloved CM Gale Brewer, champion of the liberal middle - class.

Among the leading tropes about today's Republican Party is that it is so inhospitable to African Americans that no serious black candidate wants to run under its banner — especially...

To think there are about eight other candidates in this race that are Black and Hispanic and you decided to pick Mark Levine the only White / Jewish guy in the race to raise money for.

«What's really annoying about Abbott's nomination is that she - and everyone else - keep banging on about how great it is to have a black candidate who's a woman in the running.

If Labour have failed to promote black talent, Shaun Bailey - our Hammersmith candidate - also believes that Labour is talking about the wrong issues: «Climate change, obesity and the environment are not what black people want to hear about.

A black law enforcement group is going after potential AG candidate Kathleen Rice, raising questions about two cases she worked on in which the group alleges she was racially insensitive.

Ms. James, the first black woman elected to citywide office, is a natural candidate for City Hall someday — though her historically close relationship with de Blasio makes her less likely to challenge him directly in a primary than some of the other candidates bandied about, like Comptroller Scott Stringer or Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..

Still, some African - American political leaders, particularly those who backed Bill Thompson, the only black candidate in the 2013 mayoral race, are less enthusiastic about Mr. de Blasio.

«As you know... the Commissioner is empowered to grant a waiver to an «exceptionally qualified» candidate who does not meet all the graduate course or teaching requirements in law if he finds that the candidate has «exceptional training and experience» which are the «substantial equivalent» of such requirements,» Steiner wrote in the letter addressed to Brooklyn Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and several other officials who expressed concern about Black's qualifications.

«Reduced reporting of ASD symptoms may contribute to missed or delayed diagnosis in black children, since healthcare providers often rely on parent report about typical behavior,» said Meghan Rose Donohue, a co-author of the study and Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology at Georgia State.

Observationally, the lightest black hole candidates are about six solar masses.

Our first bet was about Cygnus X-1, the first strong candidate for a black hole that anyone had found.

The team has also discovered a candidate for an intermediate mass black hole with a mass of 100 thousand solar masses at a distance of about 200 light years from the Galactic nucleus

Black Panther 2 would be the most likely candidate — so expect to see T'Challa return around about then.

States look to raise the entry bar on teaching programs, but worry about the prospects for black and Latino candidates.

The Maximum Security Book Club: Reading Literature in a Men's Prison is Mikita Brottman's refreshingly straightforward account about all that did go right, as together they explored Heart of Darkness, The Black Cat, Lolita and other rather unlikely candidates for prison reading.