Sentences with phrase «many white residents»

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.

Newly released city data shows over the past two decades African - Americans have been arrested for pot at a disproportionate rate compared to white residents, even though the two groups make up a similar percentage of the population.

In addition to pitting the party heavyweights against each other, Peralta said his new district also loses about 20,000 Asian residents in exchange for 20,000 white residents.

Ms. Rose, whose diverse district includes many minorities, many white residents, and many police officers, quoted Marvin Gay's «What's Goin» On,» and said she was set to meet with Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Staten Island this afternoon.

At the same time, two - thirds of white residents believe race relations are good.

Bedford - Stuyvesant is now 60 percent black, down from 75 percent a decade ago, as white residents move into the gentrifying section of Brooklyn, a change the Times calls even more striking than in Harlem.

Between 2000 and 2010, Troy's population changed as the number of minority residents grew and the number of white residents declined.

45 % of white residents rate the schools highly.

When Baby V began sprouting teeth, I hopped online to figure out how to handle the new sharp, white residents of her mouth.

Prior to the Massachusetts reform, black and Hispanic residents had significantly higher rates of preventable hospitalizations than white residents.

«Although a higher percentage of black and Latino residents than white residents gained insurance under the reform, a higher percentage remains currently uninsured than white residents.»

However, my research shows that despite their distinct middle - class character, ethnoburbs have lost a steady flow of white residents over the past 20 years,» said Samuel Kye, author of «Revisiting White Flight and Segregation: The Consequences of Ethnoburbs.»

An Indiana University study found that white flight from one suburban neighborhood to another occurs when white residents move away from «ethnoburbs,» suburban neighborhoods that attract a growing number of middle - class minority residents.

«The relationship is also stronger for counties with relatively high proportions of white residents.»

While ostensibly the story of white residents like Gilles, who splits his year between Iqaluit and Montreal, much of the film focuses on the Inuk residents — especially Noah (Natar Ungalaaq), a friend of Gilles who grows close to Carmen.

That between Black and White residents in New York City is over 80.

[There are approximate 10,000 school - aged white residents of the city, two - thirds of these are not enrolled in the city's public schools.]

When the white residents of Dillon vote to turn the area into a town park, the residents of Freedom realize their loss is a foregone conclusion.

Admittedly Sunday's rather busy rash of visitors to the popular but small beach meant that only one little black and white resident was bold enough to brave the crowds in the main cove of Boulders.

Admittedly Sunday's rather busy rash of visitors to the popular but small beach meant that only one little black and white resident was bold enough to brave t...

New York, San Francisco, and Chicago also saw the proportion of white residents leaving for other communities drop over this period.

For instance, the proportion of white residents leaving Los Angeles dropped from 78 percent to 41 percent between 1985 and 1995.

It unfolded in different ways and under different pretenses depending on the town, but in general the Great Retreat looked like this: Some incident sparked racial tensions, and then white residents rioted, burned blacks people's houses to the ground, and chased established populations of their neighbors away with deadly violence.

White residents who didn't mind black neighbors found their home values decreasing as the government refused to insure mortgages for new buyers.

Not exact matches

Like his first attempt at taking over the small town of Leith, North Dakota, the white supremacist's plans for Antler are being thwarted by the town's residents.

State - wide data suggests the disparity is even a bit larger than Nixon described: 86 % of marijuana arrests were of black and Latino residents in 2017, while just 5 % were white, according to a Politico report.

Residents at Alkimos Beach and White Gum Valley are set to participate in trials of solar energy technology and battery storage that could lead to large reductions in power bills.

Resembling a large, white filing cabinet with a touchscreen, the Hub is intended to prevent residents» packages from being stolen.

Over half its residents are now foreign - born, and unlike the European immigrants of yesteryear, few are white.

Government lending data reviewed by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting shows the companies direct their lending toward white borrowers and white neighborhoods, even in metros like Philadelphia where a majority of residents are people of color.

These words, printed in white letters on a black T - shirt, are the foundation of Laurel resident Luke Roberts» new mobile app, which raises funds for food to serve students in need and their families through a Maryland...

This breakthrough solution provides «blue and white» defense of the highest reliability, and the fact that it is expensive is of no interest to the residents of Ashkelon, Ashdod and Beersheva.

Can't have it both ways with this current resident of the White House either.

White racists bombed black residents repeatedly through the 40s and 50s, and the area was repeatedly flooded when the Trinity River swelled.

Though a third of Ferguson residents are white, blacks accounted for 85 percent of traffic stops, 90 percent of tickets and 93 percent of arrests.

If he were a black resident neighborhood watch member trailing a white kid in a hoodie with a troubled past?

Flyers for the conference with the title: «Annual Pastors Conference All White Christians Invited» first appeared on Monday in the town of Winfield in western Alabama, outraging many local residents.

The current occupant of the White House is an incompetent idealogue who spends a enormous fraction of his time campaigning and collecting money, probably much of it from residents of central park west.

We shouldn't be surprised that masses of incensed residents of black Ferguson marching peacefully through their own streets in protest of sub-human treatment would trigger abject fear in the hearts of Ferguson's nearly all white police department.

In a recent survey of Indianapolis residents, African - American respondents were 40 percent more likely than white respondents to describe themselves as «very religious or spiritual.»

Across the street stands a 13 - story middle - class high - rise apartment building whose residents are white.

It examined its membership, too, and proudly reported — as the minutes note — «We are Protestant and Catholic, clergy and laity, black, white, Hispanic, poor and middle - class, old and young, and all residents of the community.»

Resident columnist and spirits know - it - all Richard Woodard provides his monthly take on the latest in the global white spirits industry.

Mary M. Broere from Chef on the Spot offered Asian short rib sliders paired with mango slaw; bacon lovers were drawn to a station where Mary Ennamorato from Rocky Mountain Provisions handed out Boar's Head bacon pops drizzled with candied Mexican hot chocolate or a white chocolate and smoked paprika ganache.Centennial resident Bill Franklin, president of the American Master Chefs» Order and Nestle's corporate executive chef, received a big round of applause when he thanked those who prepared the evening's feast by noting, «Food tastes so much better when the ingredients are local.»

Baltimore residents and guests will dine on unexpected dishes such as Smoked White Fish Mousse & Bagel with soft poached egg yolk, mustard pickled soft - boiled scotch egg, house made sausage and house smoked Goot Essa Amish cheddar, and Liberty Delight Farms Braised Pork Cheek with Cider and Albright Farms confit local red cabbage, pickled mushroom and parsnip.

Beyond the copious creative menu options, Lugo cites how music plays a key role in cultivating critical atmosphere, exclaiming, «Our resident DJ, Mike White, creates a fun environment by interacting with guests and ensuring they are enjoying their experience at RA.»

Bartlett — A spring referendum to ask residents to increase the Park District's tax rate to pay for a community center and other amenities seems unlikely, said Thomas White, director of parks and recreation.

Census 2000 data report that 90.6 % of the residents are white, followed by 6 % Asians, 1 % Black or African American, and 2.5 % indicating other races.

Single - day passes to White Water Canyon or Centennial Park Aquatic Center are $ 6 for residents or $ 12 for non-residents.

White Water Canyon party packages start at $ 150 for residents and $ 225 for non-residents.