Sentences with phrase «poor black communities»

Yet even effective jobs programs do not fully address the cultural decay and moral disintegration of poor black communities.

Not exact matches

But selling these positions within the black community is made infinitely more difficult when my black critics are able to say, «But your argument plays into the hands of those who are looking for an excuse to abandon the black poor,» and I find myself unable credibly to contradict them.

For even though the results of this claiming often accrue to the advantage of better - off blacks, and in no way constitute a solution to the problems of the poor, the desperate plight of the poorest makes it unthinkable that whites could ever be «let off the hook» by relinquishing the historically based claims» that is, by a broad acceptance within the black community of the notion that individual blacks bear personal responsibility for their fate.

But emphasis on the personal responsibility of blacks takes the political pressure off those outside the black community, who also have a responsibility, as citizens of this republic, to be actively engaged in trying to change the structures that constrain the black poor in such a way that they can more effectively assume responsibility for themselves and exercise their inherent and morally required capacity to choose.

The fiscal integrity of the black church and community depend on biblical ethical principles such as working together, loving one another and caring for the poor.

The new black conservatives have had their most salutary effect on public discourse by highlighting the breakdown of the moral fabric in the country and especially in black working poor and underclass communities.

The crisis of black liberalism and the emergence of the new black conservatives can best be understood in light of three fundamental events in American society and culture since 1973: the eclipse of U.S. economic and military predominance in the world; the structural transformation of the American economy; and the moral breakdown of communities throughout the country, especially among the black working poor and underclass.

In addition, the projects had become heavily populated with problem families, very poor families, and too large a proportion of black families in a community struggling with the realities of integration.

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.»

As such, black women have built up myths and attitudes against breastfeeding, especially in poor communities.

The black communities will be horrified when Blair's economic policies not only slam into the poorest people in Britain but also create a base for a new rise of racism and fascist groups like the BNP.

«It is obvious to all conscientious people that the criminal justice system has had a disproportionately negative affect on black, brown and poor communities,» said Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams.

«Black power» veteran Barron represents the community activists who've long stayed on the outside, railing at black and white politicians they viewed as slow to respond to the needs of black people and the Black power» veteran Barron represents the community activists who've long stayed on the outside, railing at black and white politicians they viewed as slow to respond to the needs of black people and the black and white politicians they viewed as slow to respond to the needs of black people and the black people and the poor.

If you are choosing to be divisive in the progressive movement, what you are doing is you are throwing the immigrants under the bus, black people under the bus, communities of color under the bus, poor working class people under the bus.»

They hired black staff, paid limited attention to poor communities, and started up education and training schemes for black students.

As Katniss and Peeta journey to the other districts, we get the closest view of District 11, a farming community made up predominately of poor Black workers, that may seem strange, or even have unfortunate historical connotations.

Fuller began a career as a social worker and community organizer in Durham, North Carolina, rising up through local and statewide organizations that were focused on improving public services and opportunities for poor black residents.

Despite its name, Brandeis served a predominantly poor and working - class black and Latino population (at that time schools were named without paying much attention to the culture and history of the surrounding community).

Moynihan was convinced that what he was witnessing was fundamentally a phenomenon of the black community, and so could be explained by the tragic history of African Americans, which rendered black families uniquely vulnerable to the kind of social and economic pressures many faced in poor urban environments.

This need for cultures that reaffirm the self - worth of poor and minority children (and ultimately, allow for them and their communities gain the knowledge needed to determine their own destinies) is why historically black colleges and universities, along with other minority - serving higher ed institutions, still exist.

It once separated south Baton Rouge's white community from its poorer, black neighborhoods.

She noted, «[Policy - makers] make schools in black and brown communities our poorest, most disadvantaged communities by design.

Roses is part of a growing movement of progressive and community - based charter schools that emphasize a broader liberal arts curriculum, bringing a full slate of art, music and extra-curricular activities into schools for poor black and brown children.

Black and Latino students live disproportionately at or below the poverty line, and it is no accident that we are faced with the most segregated school system in history, with a disproportionate number of school closures happening in the poorest communities - all at the hands of using invalid metrics.

While Burk's school and Milwaukee still have a very long way to go to provide its students, particularly poor black and brown kids, a high quality education, I left the city feeling inspired that a community as large and diverse as Milwaukee is trying to band together and look out for what's best for all children.

She believes the move is one to make «poor people of color — and when I say color, I do mean black — that still reside in this community... so uncomfortable, to just throw you into utter chaos, that you have no choice but to flee.»

News21 recently put out a report on how school takeovers disproportionately affect poor, black communities.

,» «I Quit for Teach for America,» «I Almost Quit Teach for America» — raised reasonable concerns about the difficulties of teaching in predominantly black and Latino, low - income communities: the inadequate training, the poor classroom conditions, the inability to maintain work - life balance.

Instead of honestly acknowledging the root causes of struggling schools and investing in real equity in public education, today's policymakers and deep - pocketed corporate education «reformers» offer misguided strategies that fail to address the central problem: a failure to invest in Black, Brown and poor children, the educators who teach them and the communities in which they live.

As with black and Latino families from the middle class, poor families of all backgrounds move into suburbia thinking that traditional district schools in those communities will do better in providing their kids with high - quality teaching and curricula than the big city districts they fled.

In articulate and impassioned pleas at public meetings, the Cherry Hill community — which is predominantly poor and black, and has experienced a dearth of educational options — said they wanted to work with the system to make the school better.

Reverend Johnny Flakes added on «The Urban League is an instrument through which all people can work for the betterment of the community — black and white, rich and poor.»

In 2014, Black began this digital documentary work combining geotagged photographs with census data to map and document poor communities and in 2015 he undertook a thirty - state trip photographing seventy of America's poorest places.

We've had the chance to appreciate its nuances and its sharp contrasts, the poor yet soulful black communities and the star - spangled - banner - wearing white ones, with their drinking habits and skating rebel kids.

From an American perspective, one must add the recurring incidents of unarmed black men and youth being killed by police officers and the fraught relations between local police departments and the African American and / or poor communities they serve.

It isn't a simple tale of over-confidence in algorithms in the face of black swan events, but rather a tale of poor communications and siloed researchers that slowed down the ability of the wider community to see and interpret what was going on.

«I don't care who makes (the juror list) as long as it is complete and as long as it is a full and accurate representation of the community, and that all individuals — whether you are poor, rich, white, Black, homeless or a homeowner — have an equal probability of forming that list,» he says.

William Julius Wilson, When Work Disappears 95 - 97 (1996)(discussing the inner - city joblessness and its impact on the structure of the black community, relying on several studies dating from 1987 - 1993 of poor neighborhoods in Chicago).