Sentences with phrase «about minority issues»

The simple act of caring about minority issues can often make a difference!

In my opinion, the search for the ever elusive solution to problems pertaining to minority issues is at the crux of the argument in favor of everyone caring about minority issues.

Not exact matches

According to the New York Times, black students have never been responsible for mass shootings that drove the national conversation about gun safety and minority schools have never been the targets of such attacks, leaving civil rights groups wondering why black students would be the focus when seeking to address an issue that plagues white, male students.

I want to be clear about what I mean by this, because many people believe this issue relates to current skilled labour shortages; some think it applies to our need to attract more professionals such as doctors, engineers and scientists; while others focus on the glass ceiling that many existing immigrants and visible minorities experience.

The same is true of gender and minority representation, since the expectations of the day, unfortunate as they were, didn't commonly include the belief held by many today that Parliament should look, think, and care about issues in broadly similar ways to the country at large.

Gender issues and sexuality issues are not synonymous (hence the difference drawn between gay people and transgendered people), and I really don't know much about gender minorities or gender identity issues.

CNN Polling Director Keating Holland had this to say about the findings: «Only a minority of the rank - and - file members of both [Republicans and Democrats] take an extreme position on the issue, with just 31 % of Republicans calling for a complete ban on abortion and just 32 % of Democrats saying that abortion should be legal in all circumstances»...

Influenced by advisors whose white nationalists views are well known, the president has waged a propaganda war against ethnic and religious minorities, stoking fear and hate by lying about crime rates, terrorist attacks, and voter fraud and by issuing executive orders that have already hurt many thousands of people around the world, including desperate refugee families.

David Landry does not hesitate to speak directly to corporate social issues about abortion, drug abuse, ecological rape, or minority rights in Metro City and beyond because he understands social contextuality as the norm for the Word realizing itself.

I find liberal atheists far more likely to coddle issues involving foreign minorities, suddenly telling everyone to be «tolerant» of things like Islam, all the while spewing rhetoric and filth about Christianity.

From what I hear and see about Jesus in in America, he must be a Southern Republican, who needs some training on women, minorities, healthcare and immigration issues

The encyclical issued at the conclusion of the Council states, «The Orthodox Church is particularly concerned about the situation facing Christians, and other persecuted ethnic and religious minorities in the Middle East.

When the vp and cabinet members are being picked have a whole list of targets for LGBT people, minorities, and women, there's an issue with that, and even if I didn't fall into one of those categories I'd still give a damn because I'm a decent human being that cares about equality.

If you can objectively read what happened to him, and then say that what Kaepernick, Malcolm Jenkins and others are saying about the need to address policing issues in minority communities is a joke, then our country is truly fucked.

«As we keep it about the issues and as long as we keep moving New York state in the right direction, the best way is to be engaged, not sitting in a minority on the sidelines with 31 Democrats,» he said, adding, «The reason why we started at four and we're now eight — we must be doing something right — is because it's all about the issues.»

Here's the issue: the entire four - day message of the Convention was not about expanding Trump's base of support among minorities or women (the 2016 GOP platform says nothing about providing «equal pay for equal work»; it was not about proposing substantive solutions to problems facing the nation; it was not even about making amends with traditional conservatives and moderate Republicans to achieve party unity (the Republican governor of Ohio, John Kasich, the Bush family, and all former Republican nominees for president, except one, did not attend).

«The reality is nobody really thought we'd be talking about these issues because of the person who is now holding the office,» said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins at a news conference this week pushing a bill that would require the release of Trump's state tax returns.

Among those unhappy with the way things went down was Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, who said in a statement issued at about 1:30 a.m. that the extraordinary session had been «nothing to celebrate.»

He does, however, talk about how «the position of the minority who abuse asylum is a genuine concern for local people» and how Labour have «swept the issue under the carpet».

If you can do any of get, say, a couple of million people to sign a petition calling for the abolition of the minimum wage; win parliamentary seats by running on this issue; or provide polling evidence showing majorities would repeal the race, gender discrimination laws, etc then I will withdraw the claim about this being a minority position.

Mr Javid, who is the first home secretary from an ethnic minority, told the newspaper: «When I heard about the Windrush issue, I thought that could be my mum, it could be my dad, it could be my uncle, it could be me.»

We have to go after constituencies and the inner city and the minority communities to talk about issues.

Comptroller Scott Stringer took Mayor Bill de Blasio to task on just about every plan he has to address the city's most pressing issues — including affordable housing, homelessness and the lack of contracts given to minority - and women - owned businesses — in a speech that sounded like a platform for his rumored mayoral run this morning.

Lewis wouldn't speculate about endorsing a candidate in next year's race, but she has been working on minority - hiring issues with city Comptroller Scott Stringer, considered a potential mayoral challenger.

Asked about the traditionally poor turnout of voters in the heavily - minority Fillmore District, Mascia says voters are turned off by nothing being done and says he will run a get - out - the vote campaign for his issues on race, class and economic inequities.

The Minority have suggested that the domestic bonds might have been marred by issues of conflict of interest while concerns have been raised about the prospect of leveraging the countries mineral deposit in the deal with China.

In contrast, Martin Amidu spent about seven - and - a-half hours being vetted, where he was queried on a range of issues, predominantly by the Minority members of the Committee.

So as a Minority we are mindful and concerned about his early announcement and how that can affect the international financial market and even the Ghanaian economy as they continue to issue bonds.

Advocates say failing bus service is not just an issue of commuting, but also of equity — bus riders earn about 30 percent less than their subway counterparts, according to the city comptroller's office, and tend to be primarily immigrants and minorities.

This does raise an interesting issue about fighting minority party candidates.

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Scotto asked Dolan whether he has spoken with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), whom he considers a «friend,» about the abortion issue.

Other issues included the importance of diversity within black, Asian and minority ethnic minority representation so that all communities felt they had a voice, and concerns about the deselection of councillors.

While the Minority was satisfied with the formation of the Committee, the Majority leader expressed reservations about not being allowed to express the issues his side had.

But the plan would be contingent on the state Senate Democratic minority — which is upset about having been frozen out of the negotiations — providing the bulk of the votes to pass legislation pertaining to the pay raise and other issues sought by the governor, something they have been refusing to do, the source say.

I felt that Dr. Platz was sincere in his desire to see all of us excel in the program, and I respect him for talking with us about this issue — particularly because as I moved through graduate school, I began to realize that retaining minorities in science at majority schools is very difficult and, in fact, a serious problem in this country.

Through meetings and publications, AGU will inform its members about the need for increasing diversity in the sciences and educate them about issues surrounding minority participation in the sciences.

«Questions about qualifications are issues minorities must face repeatedly, while whites do not,» Clemmons said.

Editor's note: This is the third in a series of articles related to the subject of why everyone should care about «minority issues.»

There is, of course, much more to say about these issues, both in the United States and in Europe, where long - settled ethnic minorities may face additional barriers simply because they have been in the system longer.

It is extremely important for minorities to change the way they think and feel about financial issues.

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I don't buy into the philosophy that only women should make movies about women or women's issues, or that only members of a given minority group should be allowed to make movies about that same minori...

One faculty member teaches about issues of power in society (gender and minority status, for example) by asking students to analyze their own cultural perspectives (such as their cultural history, language, and literacy).

One of my biggest issues about Adamowski has been that he targets urban (or minority) school districts for his so - called reforms that amount to no more than institutionalized racism.

While it's fair to say that the Obama administration's emphasis on the importance of high - quality teachers has brought increased visibility to notions about professional development, it first became an issue when the Madison School District learned in the last decade that its proud reputation for academic achievement doesn't hold up when it comes to minority students.

The history of how minority groups — blacks, women, and Native Americans — fought to gain the right to vote is presented in this Vote America series volume and includes a discussion about the current issues related to voter suppression and the Latino vote.

«diversity is a non issue in games, and only matters to minorities looking for jobs» This proves better than any of my words that you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

And one of the biggest complaints about 3D platform games over the years is the issue of camera angles and thankfully Billy Hatcher is in the minority where the camera angle is rarely a problem.

From big group shows about gender politics and global warming to small solo exhibitions reflecting issues of minority representation, here are the five shows kicking off 2018 with a bang.