Sentences with phrase «black public leaders»

While it worked to demean and harass Negroes, Mormons, Catholics, Jews, and agnostics,... it also provided Afro - Americans with institutions of their own and bred nearly all black public leaders.

Not exact matches

Meanwhile, a group of 160 African - American community leaders sent NAACP a letter detailing their own objections to its charter - school opposition on behalf of «700,000 black families choosing to send their children to charter public schools, and the tens of thousands more who are still on waiting lists.»

Frustrated public officials and community leaders on Monday will hold a Harlem rally in support of making Stewart - Cousins the chamber's first black woman majority leader.

The Black, Hispanic and Asian Caucus issued a statement saying it's unacceptable to leave the senator, who is African - American out, and Stewart - Cousins spoke up at a public summit meeting for all of the legislative leaders, known as the «mothership budget committee,» saying the process is «greatly flawed.»

That was the assumption Clegg and David Cameron presumably came to when they decided the Lib Dem leader needed to deliver his coalition partner a public black eye.

Charlie King, the Mercury Public Affairs lobbyist and former head of the state Democratic Party, is planning another one - man protest, this time targeting new U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for his lack of black staffers.

This event will be a «conversation on issues including voting rights, Black Lives Matter, youth and education, and how leaders can work across public and private sectors to solve society's problems.»

If the public had more say and MP's held accountable to their constituents I believe we may have already had a non-white PM, but as they are pretty much free to do what they want even when the majority of the public objects it could be a very long time until we see a black or Asian leader.

Still, while serving as public advocate, Mr. de Blasio called for Mr. Paterson's resignation, leading black leaders to vent their frustration with his position in a closed - door meeting, according to the Associated Press and New York Post.

Black leaders held an emergency summit Thursday night at Sylvia's Restaurant in Harlem to discuss the media firestorm and flailing public support that has ensnared Paterson.

The Black, Hispanic and Asian Caucus issued a statement saying it's «unacceptable» to leave the Senator, who is African American out, and Senator Stewart Cousins spoke up at a public summit meeting for all of the legislative leaders, known as the Mothership budget committee, saying the process is «greatly flawed.»

Ironically, this misguided and shortsighted opposition has ensured that the fight for the future of quality educational access (and the production of future black leaders like Obama) will be between African Americans of one generation who found prosperity working in public education and who possess the lion's share of the political power, and the minority students whose futures are sacrificed on the altar of the nation's ossified urban education systems.

St. Louis also has three African American weeklies that are widely read by both black opinion leaders and the public.

StudentsNotSuspects is a broad, L.A. - based coalition advocating for the dignity and opportunity of all students and is comprised of students, youth leaders, parents, educators, and organizations including the ACLU of Southern California, Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, Public Counsel, Students Deserve, United Teachers Los Angeles, and Youth Justice Coalition.

This 21 - year - old summer intern at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is not attacking Black leaders but crying for help.

Contemporary Democratic leaders that support public charter schools are not only carrying forth these core Democratic values, but are representing and respecting the voices of today's Black, Hispanic, and low - income voters and parents.

William Anderson, a friend and member of Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC) and a teacher leader in Denver Public Schools, articulates his experiences as a teacher that mirrors the experiences of so many Black male educators in Chalkbeat:

This dissertation explains how, during the onslaught of racial violence and disenfranchisement in the late nineteenth - century South, black men and women used public black colleges to retain limited access to political power and to train future leaders.

Her dissertation uses a wide range of archival evidence to examine how black leaders and their allies won and maintained support for public black colleges in the post-Civil War South.

And people in my generation and those younger doubt the ability of black government leaders to influence public education policies in ways that would benefit our children.

NewSchools is a national nonprofit venture philanthropy that supports teams of educators, and education entrepreneurs, who are reimagining public education.Their Diverse Leaders investment strategy works to close the racial and ethnic demographic gap between education leadership and students by investing in entrepreneurs who are advancing Black and Latino leaders in eduLeaders investment strategy works to close the racial and ethnic demographic gap between education leadership and students by investing in entrepreneurs who are advancing Black and Latino leaders in eduleaders in education.

* Howard Fuller is a national leader in education reform and policy, a former Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools and the founder of the Black Alliance for Educational Options.

In addition to the activities that will be happening at your local library, there will be a live streaming panel presentation featuring industry leaders Jon Fine, previously from Amazon, Robin Cutler of IngramSpark, Kiera Parrott of Library Journal, Library Journal 2012 Mover and Shaker Jim Blanton of Louisville Free Public Library and the 2016 Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) Literary Ebook Award recipient L. Penelope.

2003 — Womble received the Thurgood Marshall College Fund's highest honor given to businesses — the Corporate Leadership Award — given to organizations whose record of commitment to public historically black colleges and universities, education, and diversity has advanced the overall mission of developing a new generation of leaders.

2nd of April 2018, London — Aircharge, leader in wireless charging solutions for public spaces, the office and home, has today unveiled the Black Edition Executive Wireless Charger.

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EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

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