Sentences with phrase «black leadership»

Should he have even moderate success, it seems likely he will be in line to become a national figure representing the new generation of black leadership in America, a leadership that does not abandon race matters altogether, but seems less angry than previous generations and more in tune with the America of Tiger Woods, Barack Obama, and Oprah Winfrey.
I thought it would be interesting to take these young people to Tate Britain and introduce them to examples of high profile black British artists (examples of black leadership within my field, contemporary art).
Hence the first response, especially under pressure from Black leadership, was to extend to these groups the methods by which others had been assimilated.
Mr. Cuomo has had a complex relationship with black leadership in the state dating back to his first failed run for governor, in 2002, when he challenged H. Carl McCall, then the state comptroller who was seeking to become New York's first black governor, for the Democratic nomination.
That did not happen, and as a result precious little mind was given by the controlling white population to Negro rights and needs until, finally, after another war sufficient black leadership and national consensus emerged to listen to grievances and construct a better way.
The only time in my life I was ever directed by black leadership was in the Army.
Already, we have seen some interesting perspectives on race in the Obama age — not least Gwen Ifill's fascinating book on the generational change in American black leadership.
Cuomo had difficult relationships with much of the states black leadership after his race with McCall in 2002, but he worked hard to win over his opponents heading into his 2006 AG race.
«The recent Black leadership meeting regarding the all - white state Democratic slate is after the fact and too little too late!»
In his response, Paladino airs a series of grievances with Obama's presidency, ranging from the targeting of political groups by the IRS, the administration's handling of the Syrian crisis and how the president did «nothing for black children in our urban centers held prisoner by the cycle of poverty and illegitimate black leadership more interested in power and preserving their voting base by keeping them hungry and uneducated in the inner cities.»
In contrast to the claims made by social scientists like Floyd Hunter and James Q. Wilson, Black Power / White Power in Public Education shows that urban black leadership tends to emerge from a decentralized consensus process rather than from the centralized bureaucratic structure which is common in the white community.
The NAACP and most of the traditional black leadership, much of the Democratic Party establishment, and other organizations with a reputation for advocacy on low - income, urban, and minority issues are staunch foes of private school choice - despite the overwhelming support for school choice among the populations for whom they claim to speak.
It was under Black leadership during Reconstruction that the South saw the first state - funded public schools.
Quality Black leadership in education is a necessity for a system that is made up of a predominately African American student body.
Black leadership within the education system would both provide a more leveled and culturally diverse setting for African American students and positively impact the power dynamics that play out in the school setting.
«We are hearing that your support from Black leadership is slowly and quietly dissipating.
The proposal emanates from a school district with black leadership, both on the school board and in the superintendency, so no accusations of racism are heard.
It places demands of conscience on white power and seeks to appropriate its advantages for the training of black leadership.
Why would black leadership in this state coronate him.
They pose an enormous challenge to the leadership of our nation, and to the black leadership.
He was disappointed not only in Gov. David Paterson's flameout, but also in what it said about Harlem's future as a center of black leadership.
The Sutton machine also hung on to a definition of black leadership that refused to break with the past, while a younger generation of stars emerged in other cities.
The Post-Dispatch sought to identify the political winners and losers, casting the story as a power struggle within the black leadership class.
The city's print media — including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which enjoys a national reputation — monitor the black leadership class and report on its interaction with the school system.
Black leadership is necessary not only in terms of maintaining close connections with the community in the role of teachers, para professionals and principals, but also in the capacity of leading CMOs, influencing policy and practice, and designing and facilitating strategies for schools that serve hundreds and thousands of children.
The idea is to introduce school children / teenagers to aspirational figures in black leadership, not only in Britain but around the world.
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