Sentences with phrase «of communities of color»

Will greater data sharing place the information of communities of color at greater risk?

He wants to fight to end cash bail and pass speedy trial reform, two issues that contribute to the continued mass incarceration of communities of color.

There's a broader issue magnified by the intensity of reactions to the Parkland shooting: When it comes to gun violence, race and the unique needs of communities of color are still being overlooked in the national conversation.

She is the founder of Melanin & Sustainable Style (also known as MelaninASS), which is an evolutionary platform that discusses the issues and celebrates the success of communities of color in sustainable fashion, green beauty and wellness spaces.

We could end mass incarceration, and end the over-policing of communities of color that is costing people access to housing and job opportunities, and even exposing many to deportation.

«It is an important first step in ensuring fair enforcement practices and eliminating the unfair criminalization of communities of color that has persisted for far too long.»

Her blog, MelaninASS (Melanin And Sustainable Style) is a content - rich, vibrant and communal space that discusses the issues and celebrates the success of communities of color in sustainable fashion, green beauty and wellness spaces.

Beginning this Friday, the 13th annual Alumni of Color Conference, sponsored by the Harvard Graduate School of Education, will examine the dominant narratives that often position racial, ethnic, and cultural identities of communities of color as inferior.

With these #KnowYourTruth graphics, we are celebrating the long history of communities of color who have organized better school options for their kids, and are exposing the systematic racism that still exists in the public education system today.

Reports of this nature will go a long way toward earning the trust of communities of color by ensuring that trends and patterns will be analyzed to see which schools are moving toward more equitable student discipline practices.

«We must stop the over-incarceration of communities of color.

«It is clear that instant runoff voting increases democracy for all voters and for the voices of communities of color,» said Rob Richie, the executive director of FairVote, a nationwide electoral reform group.

«We give him our full support in defending this statute to ensure that this year's redistricting process does not once again dilute the votes of communities of color.»

Also at 1 p.m., elected officials, community members, civil rights and legal advocates, and drug policy reformers will join together to call for the inclusion of communities of color in Albany's response to heroin and opioids, Million Dollar Staircase, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

«The misguided war on drugs is so fraught with racial bias that it has put a debilitating lifelong stigma on a large percentage of communities of color.

The plan however, was met with outrage and looked, he recalls, like the new white superintendent closing a school in the heart of a community of color as his first big move.

Finally, teacher trainees who are members of communities of color score lower on licensure exams that serve as passports to teaching careers.

The purposes of such standards would be to help teachers learn to instruct in ways that honor the customs, norms and traditions of all students; embed the diverse perspectives and histories of communities of color within the curriculum; and utilize these perspectives to inform best practices.

, the cultural and artistic practices of communities of color can not thrive, and they are forced to assimilate to the dominant culture, which continues to erase and appropriate their lives and cultures.

Owens and Brown remain unaccountable for the choice they make to engage in the displacement of communities of color and the working class, despite having the capital to show work anywhere else.

Oakland - based spoken word and dance artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph, and Chicago visual artist and activist Theaster Gates collaborate to create a multimedia performance and visual installation addressing environmental issues from the perspective of communities of color.

Despite their day jobs — Simmons, is an Emmy Award - winning cinematographer, and Frank Stewart, is an official Jazz at Lincoln Center photographer known for his portfolio of Romare Bearden images — they remain dedicated documentarians, capturing the everyday rituals of communities of color across the world.

The Environmental Justice Leadership Forum on Climate Change (The EJ Forum) is a national coalition of 41 environmental justice organizations (Coordinated by WE ACT for Environmental Justice) working together to advance climate justice and impact policy to ensure the protection and promotion of communities of color and low - income communities throughout the U.S.

On some level, the de jure aspects have, but the de facto realities of communities of color today are just extraordinarily, extraordinarily problematic.

According to a blog post on Culture Lab X titled «How to Make the Case for Business Diversity,» Lee said, «The number of current listeners and potential listeners, the buying power of communities of color, and the growth potential of diverse untapped markets are benefitted by not only gender diversity but diversity in all aspects.

At a justice forum hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network and other groups on Monday, Council members of color seeking to become speaker expressed concern about a white speaker addressing the needs of communities of color, and white candidates vowed to stand up for people of color and other marginalized groups.

Nixon vowed to work to end racial and economic inequality in the state, to fully fund schools and ensure that all children are adequately educated regardless of their zip code or skin color, to fix the subway, to end mass incarceration and over-policing of communities of color, to protect affordable housing, to invest in the city's public housing system and to strengthen and renew the state's expiring rent laws.

«He has a strong track record of reforming the office to address our community's concerns, and he has taken strong positions to support the immigrant community and end mass criminalization of communities of color.

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder used his speech on the first morning of Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network convention to warn that voting rights — particularly those of communities of color — are currently «under siege» by Republican voter identification laws.

To eliminate the devastating effects of low - expectations and close the achievement gap, we must create policies that combat the trivialization and dismissal of communities of color by counteracting teacher bias and valorizing the cultural and intellectual contributions of communities of color.

Kresge Foundation grant «To ensure that climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts include the needs of communities of color»