Sentences with phrase «from black minority»

Only 104 secondary school headteachers in the UK are from Black Minority Ethnic (BME) backgrounds in the UK — that's just 3 %.

Only 104 secondary school headteachers in the UK are from Black Minority Ethnic (BME) backgrounds in the UK — that's...

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More than 1,200 guests attended the black - tie event, including CEOs and executives of Fortune 500 corporations and minority business owners from across the country.

Racism in the UK is less dramatic, but perhaps no less present, and is revealed in the numbers of people from black and ethnic minority groups in certain jobs and professions.

It is also reasonable to ask those blacks who have benefited from special minority programs — such as the set - asides for black businesses — to contribute to the alleviation of the suffering of poor blacks, for without the visible ghetto poor, such programs would lack the political support needed for their continuation.

In addition to the ageing clergy, the Church found the percentage of black and ethnic minority ministers had risen from 3 % to 3.4 % in four years.

Most represented minorities which felt excluded from television: the Gray Panther Media Task Force, the National Organization for Women, the National Black Media Coalition, Action for Children «s Television.

It provides a base for new coalitions between Roman Catholics and Protestants (witness the ecumenical character of its adherents), liberals and conservatives (witness the continuing concerns of the World Council of Churches and the evangelicals» Chicago Declaration), «majorities» and «minorities» (witness the numerous theological works written from black, feminist, Latin American and Anglo perspectives), and therefore can become an acceptable, sound theological foundation for church education.

«It's definitely true that in many ways, white evangelicals and black Protestants or black evangelicals, or evangelicals from other racial and ethnic minorities have a lot in common,» the Pew Research Center's associate director, Greg Smith, told NPR for its exploration of the true number of evangelical voters.

Just as men have been criticized for excluding women's experience from theology, feminists justifiably have been called to account for failing to recognize that white women's experiences are not the same as that of blacks and other minorities.

More churches should be led by female priests and those «who come from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups», the new Bishop of London has said.

Dame Caroline replied: «We should not overlook the need to draw more people from different ethnic backgrounds and the church has strategies looking to increase the number of black and ethnic minority ordinants, the numbers are currently only 3.3 per cent of clergy.»

«If our churches are going to be more relevant to our communities, that means increasing churches that are led by priests that are women, who come from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups,» she said.

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A believer in American democracy, King had embraced the historic alliance between blacks and Jews, America's other outcast minority; Carmichael hated America and American democracy, hated Jews and hated whites, and expelled them from the civil rights coalition.

In the light of this analysis, then, my own scenario is cautiously hopeful, depending on (1) whether a creative minority of dreamers and doers with visions of a new life - fulfilling social order really emerges in strength, (2) the alliances that can be worked out with blacks, the poor, and other minorities now excluded from major social benefits, (3) the extent to which the populist idealism of the lower middle classes and working people generally favoring the extension of rights and equality to the «little man» everywhere wins out over the reactionary fears and prejudices which establishment elites and opportunist politicians are all too willing to exploit, and (4) what takes place at the center of the political spectrum itself under the pressure of events and in response to challenges to the established system from militant seekers of change.

The result is that the black alliance within the Democratic party is not with other racial minorities but with ideologically based groupings» feminists, gays, unions» who are now divorced from the values of the party's traditional base, not to mention those of the black public (Jesse Jackson, for example, flip - flopped on almost all these issues once he decided to run for the nomination).

My heart feels for him but other black and ethnic minority players should learn from Eboue's story.

(vi) engage particularly with groups of fathers who previously have been excluded from services and whose children are at risk of poor outcomes — including young fathers and black and minority ethnic fathers;

Maternity cards and Early Years cards are available from Dad Info; cards for a range of black and minority ethnic dads (African - Caribbean, Muslim (English - language), West African (French - language), Somali, Bengali) are available from the Fatherhood Institute.

Black and Minority Ethnic DAD Cards: aimed at fathers from specific British BME communities — Afro - Caribbean, Muslim, Somali, French - speaking West African, Bengali and Polish.

The specialist Dad Cards for Black and Minority Ethnic Fathers are small, credit card - sized, fold - out cards which provide detailed information for expectant fathers from particular ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

«A recent national survey of women's experience of maternity care in the UK reported that women from black and minority ethnic groups were more likely to recognise their pregnancy later, access care later, and consequently book later for antenatal care than were white women.»

Some of the potential causes of poor breastfeeding outcomes among black and Puerto Rican women include breastfeeding ambivalence (7), the availability of free formula from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)(8), a high level of comfort with the idea of formula feeding (9), limited availability and lower intensity of WIC breastfeeding support for minority women (10, 11), and issues surrounding trust building and perceived mistreatment by providers (12).

In the meantime, think about who is likely to derive the greatest benefit from this co-sponsorship alliance: the Office of Minority Health, Black Americans, or corporate members of the American Beverage Association.

The conflict, in part, is easy to see, given that Spitzer elevated Paterson from Senate minority leader to lieutenant governor, who then became the state's first black governor following the March 2008 resignation.

Young people and those from black and minority ethnic communities could miss out on voting for the next government because they are not on the electoral register, according to the Electoral Commission (EC).

State Education Commissioner David Steiner, who is under intense pressure to either grant or deny a waiver to Mayor Bloomberg's NYC schools chancellor pick, Cathie Black, is keeping a fairly low profile these days, but he did respond to a letter from minority lawmakers who hoped to meet with him prior to his decision.

Only six per cent of management jobs in the UK are held by individuals from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Paterson was replaced as minority leader by Queens Sen. Malcolm Smith, who made history in 2009 when the Democrats wrested control of the majority from the GOP and he became the chamber's first black majority leader.

Whereas, Mr. Paladino acknowledged that he made these statements; And, Mr. Paladino is an elected official charged with the responsibility to represent children and families in a district comprised of over 70 % Black, Brown, Asian, Immigrant and other minority students and families; And, Mr. Paladino took an oath to ensure that students are afforded an environment which is free from fear and respects diversity within the school district and the community and is subject to all district policies; And,

[16] For example, Nigel Farage has called the support for UKIP from Black and Asian British Minority Ethnic people as «UKIP's Clause IV moment».

«I believe that Governor Cuomo is not only working against the Democratic Party as the leader — who as the leader should be protecting and defending the party and its candidates — but I also believe that he is working against racial equality and minority opportunities by preventing Black and Hispanics from gaining positions of leadership in New York State,» Diaz wrote in his «What You Should Know» email at the time.

A study by Operation Black Vote found there are more ethnic minorities than the majority of the incumbent MP in 168 constituencies — up from 99 in 2010.

At the last General Election, more than two thirds of voters from Britain's black and ethnic minority (BME) communities supported Labour; only 16 % voted for us (source: Ethnic Minority British Election Study (PDminority (BME) communities supported Labour; only 16 % voted for us (source: Ethnic Minority British Election Study (PDMinority British Election Study (PDF)-RRB-.

What is clear is that the IDC, which for most of its existence has consisted of white pols from bucolic sections of the outer boroughs and the suburbs, is desperate for a minority member — so it can deflect claims it has disempowered the blacks and Latinos who make up much of the mainstream Democratic conference's constituency.

Margaret Hodge today bowed out of the battle to become London Mayor, with a call for Boris Johnson's successor to be someone from the city's black and minority ethnic community.

Risk factors for prediabetes include having a large waist or being overweight; being of Black or South Asian origin; having a family history of the condition; and being over 40 years old, or over 25 if you're Black, Asian or from an ethnic minority group.

«I believe that Governor Cuomo is not only working against the Democratic Party as the leader — who as the leader should be protecting and defending the party and its candidates — but I also believe that he is working against racial equality and minority opportunities by preventing Black and Hispanics from gaining positions of leadership in New York State.»

And it is people from black and minority ethnic populations who are affected the most.

Out of the 63 Lib Dem MPs only nine are women, and none are black or from ethnic minorities.

«The failure to protect the progress that schools, teachers and young people from minority ethnic communities have made over recent years risks leaving another generation of young black and Asian people unable to maximise their potential and their contribution to society.

His generation literally gave up most of their adult lives to fight to liberate black people from the yoke of white minority rule.

The district has been fighting for some time over funding, with the Orthodox Jewish - controlled school board diverting funds to Yeshivas — religious private schools that educate a minority of students — and away from the public schools attended by a majority of students, many of whom are black and Latino.

There are just two Conservative MPs from a Black or Minority Ethnic (BME) background - equivalent to 1.0 % - both of whom are seeking re-election (Adam Afriyie and Shailesh Vara).

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: «Far from being consigned to the textbooks of history, racism continues to blight the lives and life chances of black and minority ethnic children and young people, teachers and communities.

Those who are black or from an ethnic minority are up to seven times more likely to be stopped and searched.

Perhaps the most worrying defeat for Nick Clegg in Liverpool this week came today against proposals to take positive action to try and elect more Lib Dem MPs who are black and from ethnic minorities.

None of their 57 MPs is black or comes from an ethnic minority, and the only one in modern times was Parmjit Singh Gill, who won Leicester South in a by - election in 2004, but lost it at the general election a year later.

The Labour leader also appointed Dawn Butler as the shadow minister for black and minority ethnic communities, which means that there are five MPs in the shadow cabinet from the BAME community — the highest ever number.