Sentences with phrase «predominantly white area»

Even more disturbing, an updated report by the Center for Responsible Lending on payday lending in Colorado found that even in affluent communities of color, the likelihood of a nearby payday store is greater than in low - income, predominantly White areas.

New York is a historically blue state in presidential and gubernatorial election years, though Republicans from predominantly white areas of upstate and Long Island have often controlled the State Senate.

And some of the increase is indeed in predominantly white areas that were affected by the short - lived busing program, which was dismantled last spring after the state courts upheld an amendment to the California constitution limiting state courts» authority to mandate busing.

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.

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Many of this loyal, predominantly white British congregation no longer lived near the church but continued attending because they used to live in the area.

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.

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.

These tended to be predominantly white working class areas.

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.

White families with children continue to live in predominantly white neighborhoods, in part to send their children to predominantly white schools, according to a new study on racial segregation in 100 metropolitan aWhite families with children continue to live in predominantly white neighborhoods, in part to send their children to predominantly white schools, according to a new study on racial segregation in 100 metropolitan awhite neighborhoods, in part to send their children to predominantly white schools, according to a new study on racial segregation in 100 metropolitan awhite schools, according to a new study on racial segregation in 100 metropolitan areas.

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.»

Even after things settled down, a sharp racial division was carved between the predominantly minority schools in central cities and the overwhelmingly white schools in suburban areas.

However, in combination the various chapters confirm what most observers of charter schools already know: that charter schools serve different demographic groups depending on where they are located, are disproportionately located in low - income and minority areas in big cities and in those places serve mostly low - income and African American families — but, in some states, also exist in suburban areas where they serve predominantly white populations.

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.

Elements primary, which plans to open in September 2015, will serve an area of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, with a «predominantly white working class community», where more than half the pupils will be expected to be eligible for free school meals.

In urban areas, low - income white students are more likely to be integrated into middle - class neighborhoods and are less likely to attend school predominantly with other disadvantaged students.

Through a Freirian approach to virtual field experiences that emphasized personalization, dialogue, and praxis, many preservice teachers developed the ability to function effectively as multicultural, competent, critically aware educators while enrolled in a teacher education program located in a predominantly white, rural area.

When I was recently in Portland, Oregon, I had the opportunity to take a craft beer tour with Brewvana, the predominantly women - led beer tour company that features decked - out green - and - white converted school buses (Angel and Rosie), edible stomach - hardening pretzel necklaces and insight from some of the more knowledgeable female beer connoisseurs in the city (though they have recently been adding some Y chromosomes to the team), which is saying something in Portland, a town that boasts 74 craft breweries in its metro area.

In 1986, Olds et al published the results of a rigorous trial showing that nurse home visitation extending from pregnancy to the child's second birthday can produce positive effects on maternal and child health among disadvantaged families.1, 2 The study was conducted in a semirural area and involved predominantly white women.

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.

The conversation area was filled with well - appointed furniture and accessories in a predominantly blue and white color scheme with green and yellow accents.