Sentences with phrase «of racial relations»

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D), along with the state's Human Relations Commission and the Governor's Advisory Commission on African American Affairs, issued a statement Thursday condemning racial discrimination in public places, including the arrests of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks and the incident at Grandview.

Rashad Robinson, executive director of online racial justice organization Color of Change, said in a statement late Tuesday that while he applauded Uber's newfound transparency, «the onus is now on Kalanick and Uber's leadership team to prove that all this public soul - searching isn't just a public relations ploy and to work with advocates and experts to meaningfully increase diversity at the company.»

Generally the children bear the racial designation of the less favored of the parents» races, in order that the dominance of the «superior» group may not be threatened by those who cross race lines in sex relations.

The fundamental notion of dividing society into saints and sinners, separating the saints from the sinners as much as possible, and then instituting a system of external controls to bring the sinners into at least outer conformity with the moral expectations of the saints, originally had nothing to do with the relations between ethnic and racial groups.

These ideals of personal fulfillment have played into the dialectic of inclusion and exclusion in the relation between ethnic and racial groups.

While appreciating the immense value of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights we must work for its amplification to include global racial justice, in relation to population and land and resources.

VII, pp. 155) When in the New Testament the old historic name «Israel» is applied to this continuous community, it means now not any racial or national group, but simply «the People of God»; that is to say, a community defined solely by its relation to the eternal King of the Universe.

There are also the «well - adjusted» folk in comfortable circumstances who have not even begun to learn the meaning of Christian love in racial and other group relations.

Consider some aspects of the American history of racial and ethnic relations: Systematic racial segregation emerged in the South after the failure of Reconstruction, while in the 1880s a growing California banned Chinese immigration and in the early twentieth century ethnic politics, often bitter and sometimes violent, dominated major American cities.

It is one thing to think of Martin King as a civil rights activist who transformed America's race relations and quite another to regard racial justice as having theological significance.

Those who proclaim their allegiance most loudly are seldom to be found in the forefront of movements which implement democratic principles in racial and economic relations.

In a general sense, one can speak of four areas of struggle: (i) the system of economic exploitation and social stratification (racial segregation, women's working conditions, unemployment and the new legislation of «flexibility and «deregulation); (ii) the ideology (the way of representing the world, social relations, etc.) that justifies the system — the new ideologies of race superiority, the religious legitimation of competition and the so - called free market as the only and sufficient way of organizing human life (iii) the ways in which the consciousness of the oppressed, is led to interject this ideology of domination and to develop a feeling of self - denial and self - devaluation; (iv) the atomization of the society through the weakening and destruction of neighborhood, workers and local cultural manifestations.

The range of concrete materials with which the conference deals is suggested by the titles of the five sections into which the delegates were divided for simultaneous sessions of intensive discussion: «The Church and the Community» (meaning by «community» what the Germans mean by Volk, society in its larger units viewed with reference to its cultural and racial coherence rather than its political organization); «Church and State»; «The Church and the Economic Order»; «Church, Community and State in Relation to Education»; «The Universal Church and the World of Nations.»

(This is first in part of a new series on the blog called «Author Interview» where I speak with authors of children's books — books that reflect upon Muslim values, fosters family relations, talk against racism, inclusivity of all racial / ethnic groups and overall gives a positive message to our young -LSB-...]

Three days later, Heseltine was one of around two dozen Conservative MPs who defied the whip to abstain rather than vote against the second reading of the 1968 Race Relations Bill (which banned racial discrimination).

In the 1940s,»50s and»60s, when race relations were considered poor, and legislation like the Race Relations Acts of 1965 and»68 were passed, one could see there was some logic in ensuring government adhered to the principle of racial equality it had legislrelations were considered poor, and legislation like the Race Relations Acts of 1965 and»68 were passed, one could see there was some logic in ensuring government adhered to the principle of racial equality it had legislRelations Acts of 1965 and»68 were passed, one could see there was some logic in ensuring government adhered to the principle of racial equality it had legislated for.

Following the issue of the Race Relations Amendment Act in 2000, universities in the United Kingdom are required to design policies for racial equality and monitor their progress.

Miscegenation (/ m ɪ ˌ s ɛ dʒ ɪ ˈ n eɪ ʃ ən /; from the Latin miscere «to mix» + genus «kind») is the mixing of different racial groups through marriage, cohabitation, sexual relations, or procreation.

The first, lasting 30 minutes and moderated by Ball and featuring Bishil, Macdissi, and Hussam Ayloush of the Council on American - Islamic Relations (CAIR) brings up a lot of thoughtful points about racial slurs and the role of minorities in the media, but that's a mere warm - up for the main event, an impassioned discussion with Ball, Erian, and Rajdeep Singh Jolly, Legal Director of Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF).

Yes, «Hairspray» took the fire of Baltimore's racial - relations history and reduced it to torched crème brulee.

One of the few bona fide cinematic sensations of 2017 was this massive hit thriller, reflecting the mood and temperament of the contemporary cultural climate and racial relations in ways director Jordan Peele could not possibly have anticipated when creating his film.

His feature debut, «Dear White People,» is a pointed satire about race relations in the age of Obama that turns familiar stereotypes on their heads as it follows an eclectic group of African American students navigating campus life and racial politics at a predominantly white college.

Dee Rees» powerful and contemplative look at two families in Mississippi in the 1940s is a sprawling and often uncomfortable confrontation of race relations in a post-Civil War South that never really got on board with racial equality.

Get Out managed to strike a deep nerve with the zeitgeist, resonating with themes of black excellence and white subjugation, exploring how American racial relations tick all the way back to the days of the slave traders and the traded.

Ezra Edelman's five - part documentary film O.J.: Made in America explores two parallel historical narratives: 1) The story of post-Watts race relations in Los Angeles, specifically the tensions between the LAPD and the black community; and 2) the story of a preternaturally talented black athlete who sought to shed his racial identity to achieve «white» success, only for him to reclaim it at a crucial moment.

In Black Power / White Power in Public Education (Praeger Publishers, June 1998), Drs. Ralph Edwards and Charles V. Willie examine dynamics of the community power structure among racial groups in relation to public education through the lens of two recent Boston events: the selection, appointment, and eventual removal of former Superintendent Laval Wilson and the changes in the Boston School Board before, during, and after Wilson's tenure.

Two years later, the winter 1964 — 1965 issue was devoted to «education and race relations» and included essays on social psychology and racial balance and another look at Prince Edward County, this time by Neil Sullivan, Ed.D.» 57, a New York superintendent who took a leave of absence in 1963 to become superintendent — at the request of then - attorney general Robert Kennedy — of a privately funded Prince Edward Free School.

William T. Dickens and Thomas J. Kane «Racial Test Score Differences as Evidence of Reverse Discrimination: Less Than Meets The Eye» Industrial Relations (1999) Vol.

If a racial slur is used to address somebody, «usually the staff know what to do,» Oliver Lancaster, head of human relations for Montgomery County (Maryland) schools, told the Post.

launching of serious new scholarship focusing on the most effective approaches to effective education and race relations in schools with three or more racial groups present in significant numbers and two or more languages strongly represented;

Ferguson, Baltimore, Cleveland, New Orleans: these cities have become synonymous with racial intolerance and symbols of what's wrong with race relations in our country.

Thinking more broadly, if desegregation and integration were really such a disaster in terms of American race relations, how is one to explain the plethora of statistical and anecdotal evidence suggesting a dramatic liberalization in racial attitudes during the past four decades?

Outcomes include educational achievement (with a special emphasis on mathematics and science outcomes), educational attainment, interracial friendships, intergroup relations, and adult life - course trajectories such as occupational attainment, the intergenerational perpetuation of racial stereotypes and fears, and social cohesion in democratic, ethnically and racially plural societies.

The study's findings will help explicate the tensions that arise for countries with entrenched histories of racial conflict, as they navigate post - / neo-colonial relations, re-invent their educational missions in response to new mandates, and carve out their place in an increasingly competitive, globalized marketplace for higher education.

New York City Housing Authority Archives (LaGuardia Community College), Box # 0063C7 Folder # 11; Folder Title: R & D: RACE & COLOR OF TENANTS — STATISTICAL SHEETS OF NUMBER OF FAMILIES W / RE: TO RACIAL COMPOSITION - FEDERAL, CITY, STATE BOOKLET ON OBJECT LESSON IN RACE RELATION; APPLICATION.

In addition to the detective angle, Hartley thoughtfully explores such issues as racial relations, inter - and intra -, as Anglet deals with the censure of her own community, and class as she attempts to work outside the political system to solve the murder.

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And with the election of President Barack Obama, «post-black» has been invoked in the wider debate about the state of race, race relations and racial opportunity in America.

-- Library Journal «This thoughtful catalog of brilliantly wide - ranging aesthetics explores the complex relations between visual art and the fight for racial justice.

Interestingly, although being a black artist he does not incorporate motifs related to racial topics, rather he is eager to fully establish his artistic practice by applying purely painterly issues in relation to contemporary points of view, urban experiences and, most importantly, humor.

If at present American racial equality is fitfully advancing, race relations remain marred by retrograde episodes like the shooting deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown and movements like the Tea Party, which signal a heavy national residue of racism.

Since 1998 Hargrave has produced a compelling, deeply personal body of work incorporating painting, drawing, sculpture and video that explore the dynamics between race, sexuality and religion in relation to his upbringing in the south and early adulthood as an African American gay male coming to terms with racial and sexual identity.

The gift strengthens the Nasher Museum's growing collection of contemporary art and includes work that engages with issues of gender relations, sexual identity and racial and cultural identity.

Tiffany Lanoix is Associate Professor of Sociology at West Los Angeles College where she teaches courses in racial and ethnic relations, social problems, intersectionality and related topics.

The Racial Equity Committee monitors and provides advice about programs that address issues of racism and discrimination in the legal profession and in relation to access to justice, including programs to increase access to the legal profession.

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Chestnut Hill College, run by the Sisters of St. Joseph, is awaiting a mediation with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (or PHRC) in a case of racial discrimination that has brought the school criticism for how it has handled the legal proceedings.

The Commonwealth passed the Racial Discrimination Act to implement some of Australia's international obligations in relation to human rights.

Thus in relation to measures that establish «special tribunals to deal with native title matters», (44) there is no particular requirement that these tribunals meet Australia's obligation to overcome racial discrimination or protect the cultural identity of Indigenous people.

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), the body which monitors the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 40 calls upon state parties to the Convention to eliminate racial discrimination in relation to property rights through the return of, or compensation for, land taken from indigenous peRacial Discrimination (CERD), the body which monitors the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 40 calls upon state parties to the Convention to eliminate racial discrimination in relation to property rights through the return of, or compensation for, land taken from indigenous peRacial Discrimination, 40 calls upon state parties to the Convention to eliminate racial discrimination in relation to property rights through the return of, or compensation for, land taken from indigenous peracial discrimination in relation to property rights through the return of, or compensation for, land taken from indigenous peoples.