Sentences with phrase «of other black leaders»

Somewhat to the bewilderment of other black leaders, he patiently courted Vorster's successor, P. W. Botha, explaining that even Moses continued to reason with Pharaoh.

Not exact matches

We think the threat of losing delegate representation should incentivize red - state Democrats — and other Democratic leaders — to prioritize issues that directly affect black communities on the state and federal levels.

By converting «wasted» presidential votes into «none of the above» or support for third - party candidates in Oklahoma, Arizona and other deep red states in the South — the Confederacy, essentially — black voters would exert pressure on party leaders to not take black voters and their issues for granted.

The bulk of black voters remained loyal to the Republican Party, and the endorsement of Wilson from DuBois and other black leaders backfired.

The Company of Young Professionals program fosters an environment where millennials can learn from seasoned business leaders while forging long - lasting relationships with other young professionals,» said Iain Black, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.

Wage a war of words using black leaders like Louis Farrakhan, Rev. Jesse Jackson and other religious personalities who promote Islam as the religion of African - Americans while insisting Christianity is for whites only.

The black church is quicker to overlook the transgressions of it's leaders and not hold them accountable, far more than other races.

The fact is that, even though every other racial minority is at least split on the issue, as a party the Democrats and their black leaders have adopted an exclusively statist understanding of minority rights.

After all, it was King Hussein, not Golda Meir or any other Israeli leader, who ordered the butchery of the Palestinians in Black September.

The Rev. Al Sharpton was one of the expected major black leaders at the meeting with Andrew Cuomo and Bill Thompson, Carl McCall and others this morning, but he didn't come.

McCall not only gave Cuomo cover back when it looked like he might again mount a primary challenge against a black gubernatorial candidate (in this case, a sitting governor — the first African American to hold the post, David Paterson), but also stood by him when other black leaders were complaining about the lack of diversity on the statewide Democratic ticket.

Senate Democrats are facing growing pressure to break the white male stranglehold on senior staff positions in their ranks — a push that's uniting consultants and lobbyists inside the Beltway with Black Lives Matter and other minority leaders who are accusing the party of «soft bigotry.»

However, in recent weeks, Majority Leader, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has stated that the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament has decided to urge the corporation to end their sponsorship of the Black Stars and use their funds for other ventures.

After Mr Mahama had congratulated Nana Akufo - Addo for emerging the winner in the 2016 election, some renowned world leaders and heads of some multinational organisations including the President of the world bank, Barbara Pedmore of the Black Reconstruction Group, Barack Obama among others, commended him for his humility and display of maturity and predicted that - based on his achievements within his four years in office, how he carried himself on the global stage, Ghanaians will soon crave for his return.

Stewart - Cousins, looking to become the Senate's first black female majority leader, defended Gianaris and said she will not be bullied into making a change no other leader is being asked to as part of «some high school drama.»

Gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon made the same argument, saying it would be a form of «reparations» — comments criticized by Sharpton and other black leaders.

Mr. Smith continued that he could not yet name who was behind the plot he alleged — which he claimed was behind the recent indictments of other prominent black elected leaders — but said that the culprit would be revealed at his retrial in January.

Kirkwood is endorsed by United Coalition of Churches and Brotherhood, Young Black Democrats of Western New York and other local community and church leaders.

SENATOR KLEIN, WITH OTHER LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, HOSTED 22ND ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH African American Community Leaders and Hundreds of Bronxites Gathered to Celebrate Black History Month Bronx, NY — Senator Jeff Klein, in partnership with Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj and -LSBBLACK HISTORY MONTH African American Community Leaders and Hundreds of Bronxites Gathered to Celebrate Black History Month Bronx, NY — Senator Jeff Klein, in partnership with Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj and -LSBBlack History Month Bronx, NY — Senator Jeff Klein, in partnership with Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj and -LSB-...]

Kirkwood was endorsed by United Coalition of Churches and Brotherhood, Young Black Democrats of Western New York and other local community and church leaders.

According to star Chadwick Boseman (4 2, Get On Up, Marshall), a major inspiration for the personality of T'Challa / Black Panther was none other than Obama, «a leader [who] can hold his tongue and hold his ground» (Rolling Stone).

Others include Bloat (Everybody Loves Raymond's Brad Garrett), a emotionally - triggered blowfish; Bubbles (King of the Hill's Stephen Root), a effervesce obsessive yellow tang; Newsradio's Vicki Lewis is Deb, a black - and - white damsel fish caught in a reflective tug - of - war with herself; Gurgle (Austin Pendleton), a bacillophobic royal gramma; Jacques (Joe Ranft) a French cleaner shrimp; and their brooding leader Gill (Willem Dafoe), a Moorish Idol fish.

And Ifill doesn't restrict herself to a discussion of just Obama, but devotes considerable attention to the recent rise of the rest of the crop of emerging, young black leaders, including Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Alabama Congressman Artur Davis, Washington, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty, Tennessee's Harold Ford and many others.

It was in this unsettled environment in 2002 that Williams — together with a small group of other black Washington Democrats previously opposed to school vouchers — began back - channel talks with supporters close to White House and congressional leaders.

It details strategies used to secure the vote, recognizes outstanding black leaders, and documents the contributions of black sports figures, soldiers, artists, actors, writers, and others in the fight against segregation and discrimination.

This campaign gives parents, leaders, and others the chance to share the story of why more than 700,000 Black families have chosen charter schools across the country.

I could not look to Black leaders in this situation because they are consumed with the politics of the district vs. charter debate, just like many others in education.

After all, those collaborations against the futures of black people can be seen today as black teachers, school leaders, police officers, and politicians team up with others to perpetuate the nation's education crisis and the overcriminalization of black lives.

Charter school leaders, however, say they are aggressively recruiting students with the lowest skill sets and note they have had success in other areas, such as enrolling high numbers of black and Latino students.

Edited by Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr. and Felix Hoffman, the book features a compelling array of highlights from seminal series made for picture magazines over four decades including Harlem Gang Leader, Back to Fort Scott, Alberto Giacometti, Alexander Calder, A Man Becomes Invisible, Fashion, Segregation in the South, Duke Ellington, Muhammad Ali, The March on Washington, and Black Muslims, among others.

During the early to mid-1920s, she was commissioned to create several sculptures, including a bust of NAACP leader W.E.B. Du Bois and charismatic black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey — two key black leaders of the period who were often at odds with each other.

By the fall of 1968, Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, and other black cultural leaders were already demanding greater participation by black curators and the inclusion of original works by black artists in the first show at a major museum to focus on the negro in America.

The culmination came at a May 15 OPPD meeting, which was packed by members of the League of Women Voters, Black Men United, Malcolm X Foundation, Nebraska Interfaith Power & Light, Omaha Together One Community, Nebraska Wildlife Federation, Nebraska Farmers Union, and the Sierra Club, along with many other community leaders.

The protests escalated over a period of months, and the original protesters were joined in support by 87 Native American governments, Black Lives Matter supporters, indigenous leaders in South America, and other civil rights and environmental groups.

How do I handle requests for such references?Thank you so much for your help!CherylCHERYL M. EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

If our politicians, so - called Aboriginal leaders and other reconciliation enthusiasts want something to cry about, or hold a minute's silence for, they should get out and look at the appalling health conditions, lack of housing and the shameful level of education among our black fellow Australians.