Sentences with phrase «racial issues very»

During Mario Cuomo's time as Governor of New York he dealt with racial issues very similar to the ones making headlines today.

Not exact matches

In discussing this issue, it could «get very hot, very emotional, it gets racial, it gets controversial and that then impedes progress.

The second issue is that a narrow focus on racial equity inside schools and districts generates very little enthusiasm from families on the topside of the gap.

However, he said, «This is a very difficult time to talk about race,» adding that racism and racial bias sometimes do not «explain the entirety» of an issue.

Its deft handling of crucial issues facing young people today and its exploration of the racial tensions and poverty - line discrimination that is still prevalent in even the most affluent, forward - thinking societies paints a very genuine picture of life for teenagers, but it might not be a publishing industry marketing team's dream book.

In addition to racial tensions and immigration, one very important issue is American democracy in the age of humbuggery.

As the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals in Emporium Capwell stated, the standard for trade unions should be the very highest one; «on the issue of whether to tolerate racial discrimination in employment... the law does not give the union an option to tolerate some racial discrimination, but declares that all racial discrimination in employment is illegal.»

In «Passing for White, Passing for Black», you write: «I've learned that there is no «right» way of managing the issue of my racial identity, no way that will not offend or alienate someone, because my designated racial identity itself exposes the very concept of racial classification as the offensive and irrational instrument of racism it is.»

Your work also blends humor with very serious issues, ranging from abusive relationships to racial divisions and self - consciousness.

He points out immigration was a very hot issue in the presidential debates, and «some of the racial and ethnic divides became part of the narrative so I think that's playing into the anxiety of many in terms of what their place might be in the United States moving forward and then they look to Canada as a potential solution.»

Indeed, CCLA is deeply concerned that that this report, presented almost 10 years after the Aiken complaint was filed, appears not to answer the very question at issue: whether and to what extent Ottawa police engage in racial profiling in traffic stops.

Being in one of the very few mixed - race schools in the country at the time, allowed Sandile to form a perspective on racial issues that many of his generation — irrespective of colour — are still grappling with.