Sentences with phrase «many african»

(The combined company is the subject of a $ 1.4 - billion bid from a South African consortium.)

... to say nothing of an African, or someone living decades ago.

Richard J. Reddick is an associate professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also holds courtesy appointments in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis, and the Warfield Center for African and African American Studies.

He was actually the first African - American student to graduate from the University of Tulsa theater program.

In the election of an African - American president less than a half - century after the end of official racial segregation in much of the country, these Americans see the triumph of the values enshrined in the US Constitution over America's legacy of social, political, and economic prejudice.

The brand has a powerful mission of inclusivity, including making products that «are designed for African American, Asian, Latina, and multicultural women with skin tones in a myriad of shades.»

During Sessions» confirmation hearings in 1986, Thomas Figures, who was an Assistant United States Attorney for seven years and an African - American working for Sessions in Alabama at the time, alleged that Sessions referred to the NAACP as «un-American» and repeatedly referred to Figures as «boy.»

Winfrey described watching the Oscars in 1964 as Sidney Poitier (who also won the Cecil B. DeMille Award, in 1982) became the first African American to win an Academy Award and how that changed history.

About seven miles away from Kauffman Stadium, where the Royals play, is the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM), a seven - employee institution whose mission is «preserving the rich history of African - American baseball.»

With city data indicating that African - Americans have been charged with marijuana crimes twice as frequently as white residents, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drugs.

South African officials should have paid attention to a country that long ago figured out how to deal with water shortages before they appear: Israel.

In her speech, Winfrey also highlighted the life of Recy Taylor, an African American woman who was abducted and raped by six white men in 1944.

Simone Askew is the first African - American woman to hold the position of First Captain of West Point's Corps of Cadets.

Women, Latino, American Indian and African American employees are given lower performance scores, making it more difficult for them to advance professionally and confining them to more menial tasks, according to the lawsuit.

The National Stock Exchange has approved the appointment of controversial businessman Frank Timis as non executive chairman of African Petroleum Corporation, but subject to unusual rules relating to the company's disclosure and governance.

Trump had previously celebrated the support of the Merck CEO, one of the few African - American chief executives of a Fortune 500 company, in his manufacturing initiative.

Artiles, who used a racial slur and vulgar language in a conversation with two African - American colleagues, submitted a resignation letter to the Senate president's office on Friday, April 21, 2017.

The group of inspirational judges includes Aaron Firestein and Raaja Nemani, co-founders of BucketFeet which produces shoes designed by artists from around the world; Lance Rios, founder of Hispanic communication platform Being Latino; Roberto Torres, Luis Montanez and Chris Findeisen, creators of made - in - America apparel brand Black & Denim; Sulaiman Sanni and Ben Lamson, creators of the crowd - funding website WeDidIt; and Marve Frazier, CEO of premier destination website for African American popular culture and entertainment Bossip.com and Chief Creative Officer of Moguldom Media Group.

April 23 - Shares in Democratic Republic of Congo copper and cobalt miner Katanga Mining Ltd lost nearly a third of their value Monday after it said the central African country's state - owned mining company had taken steps to dissolve one of its units.

Univision has been aggressively expanding beyond its Spanish - language roots for the past year or so, launching a news website called Fusion as well as acquiring web properties such as the African - American culture site The Root and the popular humor site The Onion.

Manigualt, however, insisted that Trump has big support in the African American community.

Peele made history on Sunday as the first African - American to win an Oscar for best original screenplay.

African - Americans and Latinos continue to be disproportionately criminalized and incarcerated as they have throughout U.S. history, as described in Michelle Alexander's powerful book «The New Jim Crow.»

The new place to stay — and be seen — is the Silo Hotel, on top of the V&A Waterfront's much - anticipated Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art.

Theresa «Omarosa» Manigault, a former contestant on Donald Trump's reality - TV show The Apprentice, was named director of African - American Outreach for the presumptive Republican nominee's presidential campaign.

Nine were gunned down in similar fashion at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, in 2015.

After completing her gap year, she plans to attend Harvard University as a sociology and African - American studies double major.

Viola Davis and Mahershala Ali won their first Oscars for their supporting roles in African - American stories «Fences» and «Moonlight,» in stark contrast to the 2016 Academy Awards when no actors of color were even nominated.

On the birthday of the former South African president, here's a look at his inspirational leadership, in his words.

«You also can't get past the symbolism of the fact this is an African - American law - enforcement officer who has a very strong, tough - on - crime high - morals stance.

Fortified walls separate the beach from the town's maze of narrow streets, a mash - up of European and African architectural influences.

Having been raised in Compton, Calif., DuVernay said she'd long been interested in race and criminal justice issues, and had even studied African American history in college.

Coogler's contribution to the Marvel cinematic universe has brought in over $ 1 billion in revenue, making it the highest - grossing U.S. film ever directed by an African American.

He also said that his company has offered the robots to African charities at a discount.

The media mogul became the first African American woman to win the award, and she used her acceptance speech to raise awareness of sexual harassment and assault.

The majority of them are African - American and Hispanic.

Investigators have also not ruled out that the attacks could have been racially motivated, as both people killed by the explosions were African - American, and the woman who was injured by the third attack was Hispanic, according to police.

The health questions are also a little absurd — if we are going to make illegal anything as harmful as marijuana, we should be banning everything from African rock pythons to hot dogs.

The cross-border fatality conjures up bad memories of another hemorrhagic fever, Ebola, which freely crossed borders in the horrific 2014 West African outbreak.

«Recording released on April 14, 2017, a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African - American life.»

From Women's Hockey to the First African Bobsledding Team: Five Stories to Watch During the PyeongChang Winter Olympics

FORT BLISS, Texas — During my first couple days at Fort Bliss, I had heard smatterings from soldiers about a non-indigenous species of African antelope population that somehow inhabited the training grounds.

And if you are really thinking about it then don't forget your Business Expansion Into Africa, as the African market is growing like anything now - a-days.

Little wonder that Eritreans currently make up a disproportionate number of the African refugees landing on European shores.

Nevsun's concerns over Segen mounted in 2010 when another of BMSC's contractors, a South African company, reported that some Segen workers were hungry.

So in 2015, after being accepted to Y - Combinator, they launched Jopwell, an online recruiting platform that connects African American, Hispanic, and Native American candidates with jobs at major technology and finance companies.

TMI developed the Johannesburg model in conjunction with the South African police department over the past two years.

All was good for decades, as the tradition of buying diamond engagement and wedding rings took off just after the Second World War, when newly employed GIs were told «A Diamond Is Forever» in a clever marketing campaign by South African miner De Beers.

Airbnb CEO Chesky confirmed that the California - based company expected to double African customer numbers this year.

South African glass bottle maker Consol cans $ 240 million IPO plans.