Sentences with phrase «colored people living»

When Abraham Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation in the year 1863, he inspired hope in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of colored people living in the United States, either as part of the confederate states, or the union.

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The Warlpiri people living in Australia's Northern Territory don't even have a term for the word «color
On any given day, families unfortunate enough to live near a pig factory farm — often low - income people of color — might suffer respiratory distress, decreased lung function, or nausea because facilities pump pig waste through sprayers onto fields.
As I shared with Inc., the biggest mistake we make as entrepreneurs is appealing to urban, upwardly - mobile young people on either coast - and in living all across the country, I understand how diversity not only represents color, but also orientation, income and needs.
«When we did a private beta, we saw a lot of people asking the bot about its personal life or who the president was or what their favorite color should be,» he says.
A resolution submitted by an investor who lives in New York and London would require Apple to put more «people of color» in such high - profile roles to increase diversity.
Its a sad day when our young black men do nt have the freedom to walk through certain neighborhoods without being harrased are mudered, no one has the right to just take a life just because of the color of your skin we as a people has to stand up to injustices such as this no one wants to hear the truth there is still a racial devide in America and our justice system create laws so that this kind of injustice can continue to happen rather u want to admit it are not our young black men are the prey.
The love, patience and candor offered by people of color in my life has given me a new set of ears for Dr. Yancy's outcry.
But Leroy, when you ask whether folks think people of color have been mistreated where they live, what about white Christians who really don't have relationships with African - American brothers and sisters?
With the changing demographics in America, including the racial and ethnic, socioeconomic, immigration, and biblical justice challenges of our day, it is more important than ever for people of color to have safe places to live authentically, serve humbly, and use their influence and experiences to shape our theology (what we know and believe about God) and our praxis (the ethics of our human behavior or what we actually do).
This is what you call «HOME OF THE BRAVE, LAND OF THE FREE, Texas is the most racist state in the country, Look at their history of hatred 1 - writing slurs of people of color on rocks, putting people to death in their jails, the only chance you have living in that sate is if you are white a pure christian.
Yet when most people are reading their Bibles (and they have their spiritual - colored glasses on), and read about some sort of sin that brings death, they put a spiritual twist on it, and think it is referring to spiritual death, or losing your eternal life, or something like that.
I hold a similar regard for statements by white South Africans who seek to convince us that apartheid is in the best interest of colored and black peoples, as well as for statements by American entrepreneurs who argue that they are invested in South Africa for the purpose of enhancing the standard of living for black workers.
For these people television is always there, accessible, available, a moving and speaking image in «living» color, compensating for a loss of contact in another part of their lives.
Here is a link to a video that is a powerful speech its from an older movie called the dictator, very good movie by the way, Anyway Charlie chaplin plays the part of hitler and uses a very powerful and memorable speach about equality and the way life is moving,» https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WibmcsEGLKo» you have shown nothing but malice in these comments and you wonder why gay's are protrayed as the «bad guys» in video games and movies and if you don't believe that then watch this» https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdmJXHJLZ6M» the point is I will respect the person who is silent, holding a flag that has ever color before i Can or Will ever respect someone like yourself.
All materials made have a seam, so the earth has seams, it is not a solid thing like a rock, it's like patched up, it took him 7 days to patch up this planet into a ball, which you can compare to a football, which have patches of two different colors (white and black), the people that are living on this «ball» the earth, is also mixed with black and white people, who try to live in harmony with everybody, why disrupt it with foolishness.
The substantive problems are basically three: (1) The growing gap between the advanced and newly developing nations in terms of levels of living (food, essentially); (2) The growing gap between colored and pale skinned people which is linked with the food problem and exacerbated by ideological differences; and (3) The ideological garb in which these problems appear.
Colored people often live in areas distinct from white areas; therefore geographically it would be difficult to have colored people in your church.
But enough has occurred already that thoughtful people tend to agree more now than in the past that the impulse to be in conflict colors life.
Ever since the Black Plague swept through Europe, Western Christianity has had an unhealthy preoccupation with what happens to people after they die, and as a result, has often read the Bible through life - after - death colored glasses so that everything seems to be teaching about what happens to people after they die.
Let people live... regardless of religion, creed, color, we should not discriminate anyone.
Bad things are going to happen to good people in this life, God never promised a rosed colored existence.
But my heart is warm enough to radiate love to people of any religion, nationality or color who live and work for the benefit of the human race.
torching the mosque, retorching the mosque, not letting some people get same treatment because of the color of their skin, not letting some people basic civil right because of their style of living..
On the entire face of the earth there is only one author who correctly wrote about the life of Jesus, his ancestry, his intermingling with other people of his era, and the color of his skin.
In the real life of the people of India, the broken relationships between humankind on the basis of color, caste, religion and sex has been evident and it is in its zenith in the beginning of the twenty - first century.
Did we collectively have a meaningful discussion, decide on what should change, and then develop a plan for improving lives and repairing relationships between people with different values, colors of skin, sexual orientations?
This is the fact that the Church was designed by God to be inclusive enough to embrace not only the people of all parts of the earth, but also persons of every race, color, nation, economic or social class, age, sex, culture, language, and station in life.
peoples paradigm strongly colors their perception, especially «Christians» that have a limited anemic gospel that lacks life (HIM) Our modern religious gospel has answers that are insufficient but it seem truth is not found just in our answers but revealed to those that are honestly and genuinely seeking Him!
They are not at home in America, but they wish to be, and they write about people who are nostalgic for a time when smaller - town values, continuity, tradition and a sense of duty and public virtue presumably colored common life.
Islam, is a complete system of living for people who love God, who want to uphold justice, and serve humanity, a system that bring every color of varying statuses into one society.
It's none of our business what MLK thought about the «Gay» lifestyle... hell, his battle for the people of color's equality of life cost him his life; So, I'm sure he didn't have time to even discuss or ponder what people choose to do with their affections, nor did he care at that point.
The color of the plate matches the quality and flavor of the dishes they serve to the elderly people living there.
There's no doubt that food adds color to many people's lives.
People who live their lives in a rage because guys like Bennett, Jenkins and Kaepernick use their platform to point out institutionalized racism need to read stories like the one above, and be HONEST with themselves about whether 1) this is happening EVERY DAY to people of color in this country, and 2) whether this kind of activity is actually OK forPeople who live their lives in a rage because guys like Bennett, Jenkins and Kaepernick use their platform to point out institutionalized racism need to read stories like the one above, and be HONEST with themselves about whether 1) this is happening EVERY DAY to people of color in this country, and 2) whether this kind of activity is actually OK forpeople of color in this country, and 2) whether this kind of activity is actually OK for them.
Employment and housing are but two examples (and I only scratched at the surface), but they are indicative of a huge problem — the everyday systems (often invisible) that determine enormously important parts of our lives are stacked against people of color.
And Colin Kaepernick has beliefs, particularly regarding the flawed relationship between police and people of color in this country, and the role that race plays in determining the lives (and deaths) of everyday Americans.
The hospitals are not often too kind to those with lousy insurance.The impoverished are often people of color because we live in a racist and oppressive society.
Like magic with her paintbrush, she managed to capture so beautifully so very many things and people and colors that are so important to me and so reflective of this time right now in my life.
«Once I received the script and became engaged related to the subject matter that is a worldwide problem related to people of color, I felt compelled and appreciative to be a part of bringing to life a film about the epidemic of skin bleaching in both impoverished and wealthy nations,» said Vicker.
, and nobody criminalizes him for this - but if the person is Black or Hispanic - the press criminalizes them for life, even if they have atoned - because sadly - even our culture of news reporting - is racist and indifferent - it is not color - blind.
Under the broken status quo, individuals» lives, disproportionately young people of color, have been ruined because of outdated and shortsighted marijuana prohibition and it's past time we right this wrong.»
Vance's announcement comes as his office released a report detailing how black and Hispanic people living in neighborhoods predominantly of color are arrested on marijuana - related offenses at a much higher rate than people in predominantly white neighborhoods.
Black Lives Matter - Buffalo and a coalition of Buffalo residents have filed a federal lawsuit against the Buffalo Police Department, accusing the agency of engaging in a «repeated, persistent and widespread pattern of unconstitutional policing» that targets people of color.
It's only our lives and those of our families that are at stake, By the way, my kids» high school colors are PURPLE: the majority of the people in this country if you must lock into this idiotic polarizing paradigm of «Republican Red» and «Democratic Blue».
«Raising the minimum wage to $ 15 hour by 2018 in New York City is a historic victory that will have a profound impact on the lives of nearly one and a half million working families — largely women and people of color,» said Deborah Axt, co-executive director of Make the Road New York, in a statement.
«Once again we are deeply disappointed by the failure of a grand jury to respect the basic rights of people of color and value their lives equally under the law,» said Hector Figueroa, president of SEIU 32BJ, in a statement.
«And I'm here to help uplift the voices of other people in this state and city that believe that he might not know about other communities of color because he lives very isolated up here in a very wealthy community,» said one person at the rally.
«I don't think it's right that 30 percent of our population [consists of] people of color yet our ticket doesn't reflect that,» said Zimmerman, a union organizer who lives in Newtown and recently opened an exploratory committee for a possible run for statewide office.
And yet I couldn't think of a single country where women get paid as much as men or people of color get as many chances in life as white people.
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