Sentences with phrase «along race lines»

As the recent case of Trayvon Martin divides the U.S. along race lines once again, the film puts audiences squarely in the shoes of a young black man caught between his potential and his past.

Kelly has a sky - high approval rating, with 66 percent of those polled stating they like the job he's doing, though there is a clear divide along race lines, with 78 of white voters saying they approve, versus just 51 percent of black voters.

Earn Kudos and gain recognition for cornering on two wheels around the Sears Tower in Chicago; power sliding through the ancient streets of Florence, Italy; or maneuvering along the racing line through the slick streets of Edinburgh, Scotland... all while racing some of the most exotic high - performance vehicles available.

Not exact matches

Fortunately for the human race, Sophia made comments more along those lines at the recent Future Investment Initiative event.

Americans have also been reminded by events in Ferguson that divisions along race and ethnic lines are just down the street.

The Martin / Zimmerman verdict, which saw strong divisions of opinion mainly along racial lines, was perhaps the best example of why King's conversation about race still has a long way to go.

Another problem the communities face is the challenge of transcending divisions along the lines of race and class.

Within the field in which I am working — race relations in the United States — I am well aware that church leaders have continually stood up for the righteous cause and have often persuaded their churches when they meet in assembly to express themselves for principles along the same line, even when that course was not always popular.

Although race was not a major category for Wesley, in a society that defined people's place along racial lines, he might well have agreed that those races who were oppressed had better access to the true meaning of scripture that those that oppressed them.

Eric Boullier seems to be thinking along the same lines and has said that as long as the car is good, he expects the team to be in the top three and win at least one race in 2018.

In Chicago, it broke down, as it does so much in America, along racial lines, with most blacks backing JRW and wondering aloud if race played a factor.

It is somewhat curious that Argentines, interested as they are in staying blood and distance racing, should have so little regard for the great gains made by French breeders along these same lines.

According to Dr. Ledwidge, the concept of «race neutrality» or «colour blindness» is «off the mark — what appears to be neutral is [actually] regressive and harmful because historical injustices have created such an unequal environment that initial material deficits [along racial lines] must be recognized before they are able to be dealt with.»

Along with those two, the DSCC said Sunday it planned to use similar lines of attack in Senate races in Florida, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin.

While it might be crass, (and reduce all us voters to mindless drones incapable of formulating an opinion based on issues) if we look at this race through the assumption that people tend to vote along ethnic lines, then the largest voting bloc in Queens i.e.the Rockaways and Jamaica will vote for City Councilman Leroy Comrie.

«As we look forward to a vigorous political agenda for 2012, including a Presidential primary, a US Senate race, and newly drawn line for Congressional and legislative districts, this leadership team, along with our tremendous staff in Albany and New York City, ensures that our State Party is fully prepared to meet the challenges ahead,» Cox said.

However, the further away we get from 9/11, the more difficult it is to accuse people of opportunism every time they mention the attacks (perhaps the best accusation along those lines came from Joe Biden during the 2008 presidential race... Remember: A noun, and a verb and 9/11?).

He was the main cheerleader of David Miliband, whose loss in the Labour leadership race threatened to split the party along fraternal lines.

The one - term mayor whose administration is marked by reform, revitalization, and controversy, ended Thursday night when upstart candidate Steve Noble took the party line by a wide margin, along with most of his supporters in the ward races.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton start the race to November 8 on essentially even ground, with Trump edging Clinton by a scant two points among likely voters, and the contest sparking sharp divisions along demographic lines in a new CNN / ORC Poll.

Stop dividing us along ethnic and race lines.»

Endorsements in the race have so far have been split along local and national lines, with Mr. Rangel racking up big - name national figures like former President Bill Clinton and Senator Chuck Schumer, and Mr. Espaillat locking down much of the city's prominent political establishment, including Comptroller Scott Stringer and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

But this race will not break down along simple black - Latino lines.

He already has the support of a number of prominent black and Latino political, suggesting the race will not be easily decided along racial lines.

Two years ago, State Senator Adriano Espaillat warned the congressional race in Upper Manhattan may turn into a «nuclear political war» fought along ethnic lines.

Gonzalez writes that the race will not break down solely along black - Latino lines.

In recent years, the achievement gap in the United States between high - and low - income students has widened, even as gaps along lines of race and ethnicity have narrowed, says Martin West, an associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an author of the new study.

The standard science fiction version of what happens after we take control of our evolution usually runs along eugenic lines, leading toward efforts to build a master race.

RH: Along those lines I would say run your own race.

Whether along lines of personality, nation, race, culture, gender, the fact of our diversity is the great earthly adventure, and it's what makes each one of us so special and unique!

Older dating, whether over 50, 60 or 70, isn't a race to the finish line: enjoy the experiences along the way.

I like outdoor anything outdoors and things like tattoos, drag racing, amusement parks, motorcycles and anything along those lines.

Some of the common objectives of interracial dating raised by parents go along the lines of: people will look at you differently; I don't understand that race; your children could be treated differently, and so on.

If you think along the lines of the «Weequay» race that are seen in «Return of the Jedi» and then just add the CGI animated «Clone Wars» series characters lead by «Hondo» for an idea of lots of them in a gang.

Some of the isolated moments are very fine: a shot of the horse galloping into view along a distant line of Mediterranean beach; a tilting shot of the struggle for survival in the night waters as the ship (with decorous flames in its portholes) starts to go under in the background; great bursts of energy amid a garbled sense of time and space in the horse race sequence.

Along the same lines, we've heard that online multiplayer races do not contribute to miles driven and thus, the Achievement.

That is, the plot can be fitted on a box of matches with room to spare: in the future a car race is held in which the point isn't necessarily to be first at the finishing line, but to kill as many pedestrians as possible along the way.

S - Zero is a racing game along the lines of Wipeout and F - Zero, which allows you to race ghost versions of yourself on tracks in space.

If schooling were a running race, all students would be judged against the same finish line (year - level expectations), but would begin the race widely spread out along the running track.

The fact is that reforming urban schools is an issue of social justice: there are too many children in cities across the U.S. who are denied the opportunity to have a high - quality education, and these inequities run strongly along lines of race and class.

Divides along lines of race, class, religion and ideology are rampant and our basic ability to speak with, and to hear, those who differ from us seems to be getting weaker, not stronger.

Yet despite these encouraging trends, substantial graduation - rate gaps along lines of race, income, and gender persist.

Study Links Brain Anatomy, Academic Achievement, and Family Income MIT News, 4/17/15 «In recent years, the achievement gap in the United States between high - and low - income students has widened, even as gaps along lines of race and ethnicity have narrowed, says Martin West, an associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an author of the new study.»

Where residential and social separation along lines of race and class is tolerated, if not encouraged, our differences tend to spawn division and hostility, based on ignorance, prejudice, and stereotype.

In 2006, Gloria Ladson - Billings, a leading education advocate, addressed the achievement gap at the American Education Research Association by arguing that the focus on the achievement gap is misguided because it shines the spotlight on education disparities along the lines of race and immigration but does not address the larger issues of institutional oppression (see From the Achievement Gap to the Education Debt: Understanding Achievement in U.S. Schools).

The trend of re-segregating schooling along race and class lines saw important reversals, and the over-the-top demonizing of teacher unions also began to be rejected by voters and thoughtful commentators.

We have a huge opportunity and moral imperative to better serve our most vulnerable students by addressing achievement gaps that fall along lines of race, income and learning abilities.

The nonprofit University of Washington Center for Educational Leadership (CEL) is dedicated to eliminating the achievement gap that continues to divide our nation's children along the lines of race, class, language and disability.

In contrast, the incredibly high numbers of students barred from school, often for the most minor infractions, defies common sense and reveals patterns of school exclusion along the lines of race and disability status that must be rejected by all members of the public school community.»

Students were disaggregated along economic and race lines.