Sentences with phrase «fellow black citizens»

«You'd think his fellow black citizens in New York would give him a fair amount of support.

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They reached the hearts of the people who heard Lincoln speak, they, gave shape to the hopes and actions of the black community and the «fellow citizens» in King's time, and they still have some effect today.

He urged that above all else we blacks must make ourselves useful» to our families, our neighbors, and our fellow citizens.

Yesterday, fellow pro-public education blogger, Jersey Jazzman, wrote a great piece about the fact that a number of school districts in New Jersey — all populated by black and Hispanic citizens — have been under state control for years.

To the indignation of the press and certain elements among our fellow citizens, Black leaders have been calling for a buildup of political power, based in localities where Black voters constitute a majority or at least a sizable bloc.

Played out in a striking environment, the game's lead «Black» intends to escape; sneaking through numerous stages past cameras trained on his every step as he tries to escape the system that is keeping him and his fellow citizens enslaved.»

Working in black - and - white, usually on the streets of Harlem, the photographer sized up his fellow citizens with an incisiveness that allowed for sympathy but was not clouded by it.

This is not to say that the majority of Australians, black or white, do not feel sorry for injustices suffered by their fellow citizens.