Sentences with phrase «predominantly black areas»

Mr. Sampson had to leave the seat — which covers both predominantly black areas like East New York and Canarsie, as well as predominantly white ones like Mill Basin, Bergen Beach and Sheepshead Bay — after he was found guilty of having lied to federal agents involved in an embezzlement probe and for threatening to «take out» witnesses who might testify against him.

Not exact matches

In Black Mesa, Arizona, the proposal to construct six large, coal - burning electric plants and three strip mines meant that the health risks of air and water pollution would be suffered by a predominantly native American population, but the power generated would be distributed to distant urban areas.

There is racial inequity: less of the overall resources are ending up in predominantly black neighborhoods, which leads to compounding issues in many areas, be it health, law, education... you get the idea.

Cops arrest more people for marijuana offenses in predominantly black and Latino neighborhoods than in mostly white areas where residents complain about the drug at similar rates.

Precincts in predominantly black and Latino areas such as East Harlem, Washington Heights, the South Bronx and Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn recorded the highest numbers of arrests, Dermot Shea, the NYPD's chief of crime control strategies, said Monday at a joint hearing of two Council committees.

In the 2016 New York presidential primary, Hillary Clinton won the greatest portion of New York City's Democratic vote share by a better margin than pundits expected, substantially increasing her votes in predominantly black communities from 2008 and also receiving solid support from a number of traditionally white, liberal areas.

Poor, predominantly black families on cheaper property in lower - lying areas faced disproportionate damage from Katrina — and a harder road to recovery.

Interrogated by police detective Lorenzo Council (Samuel L. Jackson), Brenda explains that as she was driving to her home in a neighboring town — that is, going from an area with a predominantly black population to one that's almost strictly white — a black man stopped her and forced her out of the car.

Their «Capitol High,» a pseudonym for a predominantly black high school in a low - income area of Washington, D.C., had what the researchers said was an «oppositional culture» in which black youth dismissed academically oriented behavior as «white.»

In the St. Louis area, school districts tend to be divided along racial lines, and a New York Times reporter covering the story of the transfers heard from white parents in receiving districts who expressed concern that troublemakers will be among the transfers, and that teachers may have to slow down to allow the students from struggling districts, which are predominantly black, to catch up.

Meanwhile, schools in metro areas like Miami and Philadelphia and smaller cities like Urbana, Illinois, among others, have started programs in predominantly black, low - income neighborhoods to ensure students from all backgrounds have the opportunity to become bilingual.

The Note Concept was a five - door hatchback with Intelligent Key with proximity sensors, arched roof line from Fusion concept car, boomerang LED rear lights from Nissan Qashqai, double - deck four - slot grille from Nissan Murano, 17 inch alloy wheels, brushed aluminium interior fittings, dark grey exterior body colour, perforated «metallic» black and silver leather upholstery, light grey headlining with predominantly black trim, sports seats, twin glass strips run the length of the roof, two deep set dials behind three spoke steering wheel, brushed aluminium display panel with satellite navigation screen and climate control system, glove box slot, brushed aluminium centre console - cum - armrest with storage area.

Regarding the issue of brightness, the Tab S, like most tablets, is intended predominantly for indoor use and it really excels in this area with strong colors and really dark, black, blacks.

Predominantly, black and red pines are found at the sub-Mediterranean level, with yews in the wetter areas.

In fact, in predominantly black portions of the city the police radio changes, with the operator stating that someone should «maybe» go and check the situation out, whereas in predominantly white areas the call changes and help is sent quicker.

This in fact did happen, leading to a divide between the predominantly black urban areas and the suburban areas where many whites moved in a phenomenon known as «white flight.»

Inclusive Communities alleged that the Texas Department of Housing and Community affairs had violated the federal Fair Housing Act by allocating too many tax credits to housing developments in predominantly black inner - city areas and too few in predominantly white suburban neighborhoods.