Sentences with phrase «affect communities of color»
«In 2012, inequities in access to quality health care and health disparities continue to disproportionately affect communities of color.
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Advocates have noted legalization would address the issue of low - level marijuana possession arrests, which disproportionately affect communities of color, particularly in New York.
Death by a Thousand Cuts: Racism, School Closures, and Public School Sabotage, a stunning report released this week by Journey for Justice (J4J), cuts through the ideological babble on school «reform» and lets us listen as «voices from America's affected communities of color» — parents, students, and community leaders — tell us how school closures and privatization are affecting them, their neighborhoods, and their children.
«The dropout problem disproportionately affects communities of color and low - income communities.
But I believe our current gun laws do not keep us safe and perpetuate a vicious cycle of violence that disproportionately affects our communities of color.
In the summer of 2012, several of the same petitioners filed a civil rights complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency, arguing that cap and trade «disparately and adversely affects communities of color.»
An example of that was hearing folks talk about Vision Zero with a more critical eye, specifically how problematic and dangerous it is to frame Vision Zero in terms of increased policing and enforcement of laws and how this disproportionately affects communities of color.
Not exact matches
«For communities of color that are disproportionately affected by increased policing, this bill empowers us and it protects us.»
This epidemic affects mostly young children of color from low - income communities who live in poorly maintained housing, where windows, doors, walls and ceilings produce invisible lead dust that is ingested by infants and toddlers through hand - to - mouth behavior and inhalation.
City Councilmember Vanessa Gibson suggested that the fractured relationships with NYPD in communities of color has affected the desire of African Americans to join the police force.
Bill backer Antonio Reynoso, whose council district includes parts of Williamsburg and Bushwick, said bag waste «particularly affects low income communities of color» who live in sections of the city where trash is processed.
Climate change will disproportionately affect low - income communities and some communities of color (Ch.
The SIG will foster research that examines the ways in which organizing efforts affect school improvement and youth development, particularly in low - income communities and communities of color.
«To me this means first acknowledging the work that community educators, mostly in communities of color, are doing to supplement the information our children receive about themselves, their histories, and the worlds in which we exist through schools and classrooms,» says Torres Covarrubias, citing as an example the work of her friend Patrisse Cullors - Brignac at Dignity and Power Now, an organization that helps people affected by the Prison Industrial Complex.
As the vast majority of closed schools have high - minority enrollments, communities of color are disproportionately affected.
As the Chicago Teachers Union has shown, social justice unionism is the only way to counter the attacks on public education and working people, which affect all communities but disproportionately affect people living in poverty and communities of color.
Across the country, absenteeism disproportionately affects the students from low - income families and communities of color and those with disabilities.
Jitu, who leads the national Journey for Justice Alliance, provided a searing history of the systemic lack of educational opportunities afforded to students of color and, consequently, why communities must take control of the vital issues affecting their schools.
Test refusal connects so many issues that affect public school students everywhere but are felt hardest in poor communities of color.
«Sorry, I'm Not Taking This Test» (Mother Jones, September / October 2015) Excellent, in - depth look at how high - stakes testing is affecting children across the U.S., particularly those from low - income families and communities of color.
Excellent, in - depth look at how high - stakes testing is affecting children across the U.S., particularly those from low - income families and communities of color.
Current policies based upon property taxes discriminate against low - income communities and urban areas, which disproportionately affect people of color.
Children from low - income families and communities of color and those with disabilities are disproportionately affected.
It shall be the function of the Service to provide assistance to communities and persons therein in resolving disputes, disagreements, or difficulties relating to discriminatory practices based on race, color, or national origin which impair the rights of persons in such communities under the Constitution or laws of the United States or which affect or may affect interstate commerce.
«Our biggest issue is with what the plan doesn't do,» said Dubnau, «It doesn't make recommendations to address gentrification and displacement, which is affecting poor communities and communities of color and harshly affecting artists and art organization.
Climate change will disproportionately affect low - income communities and some communities of color (Ch.
«[Puerto Rico is] a perfect example of how colonialism & climate change have disproportionately affected low - income communities of color.»
«While it's an issue that affects all of us, like many other social justice issues, it is disproportionately affecting African - Americans, other people of color, low - income people and indigenous communities.»
It's also important to note that lower - income communities, children, the elderly, and some communities of color are disproportionately affected by extreme weather.
Communities of color, low - income communities, and tribal communities are disproportionately affected by climate change and environmental contamination.
«I can not think about climate change without thinking about Charlottesville, about the long legacy of racism, xenophobia, and fascism in this country, and how the communities most affected by Trump's environmental rollbacks will be poor communities of color.»
Children from traditionally underserved communities — poor children, children from communities of color, English learners and more — are more affected by the quality of child care experiences.
The loss of the services Planned Parenthood provides would disproportionately affect women of color and women living in rural areas and other medically underserved communities.