Sentences with phrase «community for people of color»

We are proud to announce Skadden, a BLG member firm, is helping to foster a more inclusive legal community for people of color by offering their 1L Scholars Program.

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The Hood Incubator derives from a bold idea: build political and economic power for people of color in the legal marijuana industry through community organizing, policy advocacy, and economic development.

The «pipeline problem» is the theory there simply aren't enough properly skilled members of underrepresented groups for hire — including women, people of color, veterans and members of the LGBTQ community.

«What we hear often from companies is that people of color aren't applying,» says Mimi Fox Melton, director of community mobilization for Code2040, a nonprofit focused on developing black and Latinx leadership in tech.

We're going to ask [these 22 female GOP representatives] for a verbal commitment that they will stand up for intersectional women's health, that we will make it clear that includes immigrants, refugees, people of color and the LGBTQ community in the United States.

For example, in the early 1930s, cities practiced redlining as an effort to keep people of color out of new suburban communities.

Angela Glover Blackwell, Appointee for Member, President's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Angela Glover Blackwell is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Policy Link, a nonprofit organization that strives to advance economic and social equity, improving access and opportunity for all low - income people and communities of color, particularly in the areas of health, housing, transportation, education and infrastructure.

During a radio interview in August, City Councilman Adam McFadden, a supporter of Warren, questioned whether Richards» Administration «wants the ball field to be level for people of color in this community.»

«If you have been a person of color and you stood out on the sidewalk and a taxi passed you by, if you are someone that is trying to figure out how to make ends meet from our communities, and «I just need a job to make sure I have an opportunity for my family,» if I'm just trying to figure out how to have more justice in my communities, that's why you stand on the side of Uber,» he said.

When the crack cocaine epidemic impacted communities of color in the 1980s and 1990s, people like Marty Golden called for law and order instead of compassion.»

But for many women - as well as people of color, immigrants, the working poor, other marginalized communities, and anyone with work & personal responsibilities - it's still nearly impossible to get to the polls.

Brooklyn borough president (and former police officer) Eric Adams got involved on Tuesday, saying, «If they would do that to him in his postal uniform, they would do it to any person of color in that community,» and noted that the cops may face federal violations for leaving Grays's mail truck unsecured.

A former college drop - out, Baskin is conscious of the systemic challenges many women, people of color, and impoverished communities experience in attaining the education credentials needed for economic advancement.

On Tuesday, supporters argued a cap on future Uber growth would harm people of color by limiting job growth and restricting ride access for minority communities in the outer boroughs.

«People who have lived in the city long enough have known what Bill Bratton means for communities of color,» said Josmar Trujillo, an East Harlem organizer with the group New Yorkers Against Bratton.

And it also means that he has to stop supporting the use of fossil fuels, including his idea to spend perhaps a hundred million dollars to expand the gas plant that is heating the Empire State Plaza and lock in gas emissions into a low - income people - of - color community for the next 30 years in the Arbor Hill area.»

In her sexy, raspy voice, she added, «The most important thing is protecting our Muslim brothers and sisters, our trans community, and people of color — for every reason!»

Consumption of contaminated fish «is an especially pressing concern for many communities of color, low - income communities, tribes, and other indigenous peoples, whose members may consume fish, aquatic plants, and wildlife in greater quantities than does the general population,» according to a landmark Environmental Protection Agency study published nearly a decade ago.

Kerby Jean - Raymond, founder and designer of Pyer Moss: «Trump being elected just exposed how many people in this country have a strong disdain for the advancement of women, people of color, immigrants, Muslims, and the LGBTQ community.

He noted the fund's «50 - 50 by 2020» goal, which means equality for «people that are underrepresented, women, and people of color, people in the LGBT community» by the year 2020.

Let's talk about the vast art trove we've lost by not giving women, people of color, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQ + community opportunities — let's talk about that loss for all of us in art,» she continued.

I thought about how people of color, immigrants and the LGBTQ community have been treated unequally, and how that inequality is responsible for a failure of our social systems and the rise of division and violence.

Given its African American director, Ryan Coogler, and 10 leading black stars, «Black Panther» has especially been embraced by the African American community, who see the movie's success has a potential bellwether for Hollywood to embrace more films by and featuring people of color.

Franco started by asserting his support for the fight for both reform in workplace culture and greater representation of «women, people of color, people in the LGBT community» in the industry, which earned him some tentative audience applause.

As a Chicago native and son of a Chicago police officer, Chris realized at a young age the crucial need for high - quality educational opportunities for people of color in communities like Chicago and St. Louis.

All are people of color from under - resourced communities who were chosen for their drive and leadership potential, officials said.

Summary: The goal of the Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance (TECA) is to provide a platform for teachers of color to advocate for themselves and their communities, increase the number of people of color involved in conversations about education policy, and equip educators with advocacy training and tColor Alliance (TECA) is to provide a platform for teachers of color to advocate for themselves and their communities, increase the number of people of color involved in conversations about education policy, and equip educators with advocacy training and tcolor to advocate for themselves and their communities, increase the number of people of color involved in conversations about education policy, and equip educators with advocacy training and tcolor involved in conversations about education policy, and equip educators with advocacy training and tools.

Last year, people of color accounted for 56 percent of incoming teachers and 60 percent came from low - income communities.

Despite the recent gains in U.S. graduation rates, far too many young people, mainly students of color from educationally and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities, are leaving school without a high school diploma or are severely underprepared for college - level work.

ESEA was developed in response to the demands of communities during the civil rights movement that more be done by the federal government to address poverty and limited educational opportunity for people of color.

For years, people of color have been relegated to sitting at the proverbial back of the bus in the education reform community although we have been the ones trusted by the communities we serve.

I have a specific audience in mind — people who care deeply about racial justice but who, for any number of reasons, do not yet appreciate the magnitude faced by communities of color as a result of mass incarceration... (and) those who have been struggling to persuade their friends, neighbors, relatives, teachers, co-workers, or political representatives... but who have lacked the facts and data to back up their claims.

Founder and CEO Zim Ugochukwu created the community as a space for people of color to share and bond over experiences abroad.

no more season's my opinion is no this game will continue to evolve evidence is the survey it over 9000 people took for the future of Killer instinct is in the hands of the community they hear us same situation with the limited edition Shadow Jago figure about the two colors but there are people out there that don't even have internet or don't have no access to the internet so this is good in terms of Making the fan base grow I am always positive meaning there might be a season 4 who knows predictions might be a sequel in the words but who knows I just hope I made some valid points if anybody wants to discuss it with me feel free to do so

For one, there is an institutional urgency to speak to a more diverse audience with painting that depicts the black community, the Asian - American experience, the Latino face, to attract the various people who had been excluded from the museum by remaking the history of figurative painting, this time with color.

Starting from photographs she takes of people in her community, Laughlin converts the photos into composite figures and generates a line drawing, a coloring book template, for painterly exploration.

AOT creates arts - based education programming for children in underserved communities in Central Brooklyn, NY and fills a gap in arts programming and curatorial initiatives creating diversity through action that consciously works for all people and with / for people of color and communities of color, engaging in contemporary art dialogues beyond community - based initiatives that fail to challenge the status - quo.

The U.S People's Delegation is a platform to show the force of U.S - based communities and everyday Americans, including frontline communities, indigenous communities, communities of color, youth, advocates, and policymakers who are pushing for climate action on the city and state level.

We believe this transition can improve the quality of life for low - income communities and people of color who suffer disproportionately from exposure to pollutants from gas - fired power plants, petroleum refineries, and congested freeways.

We are looking at this work and at the experiences of other community - based initiatives to discuss reducing bike share barriers for low - income people, people of color, and other marginalized groups.

Community and internal champions stepped up to significantly improve both Citi Bike's image and its programmatic offerings in ways that increased access and attractiveness for low - income people and people of color.

«People of color and low - income populations are still disproportionately impacted by pollution, and this landmark legislation has the potential to ensure safe and healthy communities for everyone,» Leslie Fields, our EJ director here at the Sierra Club, told me.

«And, it invites people of all colors, economic levels, faiths, and skill levels in Prince George's County to participate in a movement that will create jobs, rebuild communities, protect our environment for future generations, and give people hope.»

«Nondiverse teams designing [access - to - justice] tech solutions for communities comprised overwhelmingly of poor people of color will inevitably be highly susceptible to a myriad of design bias throughout the development and launch phase,» writes Miguel Willis, program director for the Access to Justice Technology Fellows Program and cited in the report.

We have represented many organizations that empower women or people of color in the United States and abroad to create and foster businesses and other entrepreneurial opportunities in their communities, such as Accion International, the Center for Women and Enterprise, Initiatives for a Competitive Inner City and others.

Two months after that, the Israeli Bitcoin meetup in March had over 160 people, and although attention has reduced somewhat since the peak the Israeli Bitcoin community remains one of the most cohesive, and one of the most entrepreneurial, out there; the Israeli Bitcoin community is responsible for colored coins, the instant altcoin exchange Coinpair, the peer - to - peer Bitspend alternative Proxycoins, and many others.

Salary history inquiries perpetuate a cycle of pay inequity for statistically undervalued and underpaid communities, including women and people of color.

It's up to us to fight for Planned Parenthood health centers, so they can continue to serve the people who rely on them — people who come from communities that need our continued support in this new reality: immigrants, people of color, the LGBTQ community, people of faith, and more.

We offer reproductive health care services for women, men, and young people; supporting people of color, those with low incomes, and the LGBTQ community.

In the last several months, we heard a lot of rhetoric from Trump that has created a frighteningly more dangerous America for people of color — one where unlawful stop - and - frisk policies (which have been found unconstitutional) are enforced, where immigrants are at risk of facing immediate deportation, where Muslims may be banned from entering the country, and where discrimination against LGBTQ communities and disabled people is deemed acceptable.