Sentences with phrase «racial problems as»

Booker Dewitt is a self - confessed violent killer with a history of mental instability and a military background, plus some mild racial problems as hinted at several times.

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Conservative spokesmen have pointed to the «trickling down» of the benefits of economic growth as the ultimate solution to racial problems; they have at times seemed to court the support of segregationist elements; and they remain at this late date without a positive program of action aimed at narrowing the yawning chasm separating the black poor from the rest of the nation.

(He does seem to recognize Islam, with its history of racial slavery and its missionary drive, as a particular problem, around which he stumbles and fumbles a bit.)

It is as though those shaping the domestic agenda of the government do not see the explicitly racial character of this problem, as if they do not understand the historical experiences that link, symbolically and sociologically, the current urban underclass to our long, painful legacy of racial trauma.

If whites reject racial preferences as unfair to them, and if politicians campaign on the issue, the problem is construed as a lack of restraint by unscrupulous candidates who are willing to use divisive tactics to achieve their ends.

The problem of inclusion and exclusion has been especially acute with respect to racial groups but it has also arisen in connection with the national, linguistic, and ethnic groups who have come as immigrants to these shores.

With the emergence of new concern in our own century for the people caught in problems of urbanization, racial discrimination, industrialization, and the like, the churches moved first — through the so - called social gospel movement — to correct the previous emphasis on soul - saving as dealing only with individual persons.

The more the sad shell of what's left of the once Grand, now just Old, Party focuses on changing racial and ethic demographics as «the problem», the more moderates, youth and women — of all backgrounds — they alienate.

Are we not embarrassed, as Christians, that the armed forces have moved faster than the churches toward solving the problem of racial segregation?

A particular problem is posed by an attempt to classify the Jews, for while they are a Semitic people who have had relatively little racial intermixture through the centuries, it is an ever - present problem as to whether the terms «Jew» and «Jewish» refer mainly to a race or to a religion.

I'm from New York City, and when we talk about something like «Stop and Frisk», which is also based on the fundamental assumption that black and Latino men (who look a particular way) are therefore menacing and threatening, we understand it as a cross - racial problem.

But Best threatened the legislation would cause «enormous problems for the city,» including preventing police from using basic racial descriptors as they search for criminals.

«The NASUWT welcomes the publication of this audit as a step to confirming the well - documented problem of racial discrimination at work and in our public life.

I'm proud of my role as Miranda, and if the popularity of the series will help me to raise awareness of the critical problems I'm running to fix in New York — like inequality, underfunded public schools, mass incarceration, and racial injustice — then I'm comfortable with that.

For racial disparities in legal outcomes, such acknowledgment of potential problems need not be cast as a «political issue.»»

The findings, published online Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, hold implications for dealing not only with the problem of aggressive behavior in individuals, but also for better understanding of large - scale, long - standing cross-group conflicts such as the Arab - Israeli clash and racial strife in the United States.

His concern with social justice, which manifested itself in The Sun Shines Bright also became more evident during the early»60s, in films such as Sergeant Rutledge (1960), Donovan's Reef (1963), and Cheyenne Autumn (1964), all of which sought to address problems of racial prejudice.

Jordan Peele's dizzying racial horror thriller takes as deep a dive into the psychology of African - American experience as just about any film you could name, yet it's no liberal message movie; its cosmic joke is that liberals are part of the problem.

As those who have studied the racial educational gaps in our public elementary and secondary schools have noticed, throwing children together does not solve the problems of dominance; it can, in fact, exacerbate them.

As Professor Howard Stevenson says, «By practicing racial literacy, we can learn to not be so fearful and learn to problem - solve together, rather than run away from conversations about race.»

Delpit identifies a significant problem — the clash of school culture with African American out - of - school culture — but her racial lens casts it simply as one of respect and morale, not of effective education.

A growing body of empirical evidence indicates that significant adversity during childhood (e.g., from abuse or neglect, exposure to violence, deep and persistent poverty, and / or the cumulative burdens of racial or ethnic discrimination) can contribute to lifelong problems in learning, behavior, and chronic health impairments such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes cancer, and depression, among many others.

In the 2002 and 2004 elections, however, media coverage shifted to other issues, such as the closing of schools, the racial composition of schools and boards, disciplinary problems, and sports programs.

As Arne Duncan said at the time, «racial discrimination is a major problem today,» and disparities are «not caused by differences in children.»

As far as how to work on the problems of social inequities and racial injustices, Collins believes in the power of interventions and education that re-examine the relationships and concepts of color, and redefine communitAs far as how to work on the problems of social inequities and racial injustices, Collins believes in the power of interventions and education that re-examine the relationships and concepts of color, and redefine communitas how to work on the problems of social inequities and racial injustices, Collins believes in the power of interventions and education that re-examine the relationships and concepts of color, and redefine community.

Both districts faced problems that reflected initial periods of severe racial segregation, followed by such remedial efforts as busing, followed by evidence of resegregation, followed by a need to end busing and encourage the return of, e.g., suburban students through increased student choice.

This shift in focus creates a problem for certain subgroups, such as students with limited English proficiency or students from racial or ethnic backgrounds, because these individuals are frequently the ones on the lower grid of the achievement gap.

More importantly, given that rates of suspensions can be as high in mostly - black schools run by black principals (and overseen by superintendents), it's hard to argue whether the problem is one of racial bigotry (as implied by Duncan in his announcement), a matter of class bias (just as likely), or haphazard school and district policies.

As school districts grapple with the intransigent problem of racial and socioeconomic segregation, the EACs must continue to play a critical role in providing direct civil rights support to school districts to ensure equitable practices and outcomes for children.

To meet growing public demand and to address the alarming problem of racial tension and unrest in our communities, which is rooted in the harmful effects of school segregation, we urge Congress to appropriate $ 115 million to the Magnet Schools Assistance Program in Fiscal Year 2017 as requested by President Obama.

Students can effectively research substantial problems in education such as student and teacher engagement, safety, racial segregation on campus, relationships between the school environment and student apathy, and even teachers» grading and assessment policies and practices.

A top - down union that fails to address broader problems rooted in class and racial inequality and whose capitulation on major issues (as identified in planks 1 - 4 of this document) has had a disproportionately negative effect on communities of color and those who live in poverty.

As readers of Wait, What know, the urban charter schools are actually making the racial isolation problem worse because all the charter schools are more racially isolated than the public schools in those same communities.

Nevertheless, in 1969, Butch Lewis, a member of the Black Panthers, took part in interviewing a variety of Hartford residents from different racial, ethnic, social, and occupational backgrounds as a means of allowing Hartford to give voice to its own problems.

The high - profile slayings of black men such as Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice and Freddie Gray just exemplify the problems of overmilitarized police departments, overcriminalization of youth, perpetuation of state - sanctioned racial bigotry, drug war overkill, and violations of civil liberties by law enforcement that have been detailed at length by progressives, conservatives, and libertarians alike.

, I thought the friendship between the Major and Mrs. Ali rang true, as did some of the unfortunate racial problems that developed because of their relationship.

Their teen love story is firmly rooted in reality: Eleanor deals with body image issues, poverty, an abusive home life and bullying; and Park deals with racial prejudice and the effects of the culture's toxic masculinity problem that labels his affinity for wearing eyeliner as «gay.»

But, as Lillie from Around the World L said in her post on the issue, the main problem with the event hinged on the dearth of racial diversity.

Within its chamber, a note typed by the artist in irregular font and scrawled over with a pen bemoans the racial and ethnic categorization of humans, «as if we are simply sets in a math problem.»

The correct approach is to track and measure racial disparities, in child welfare agencies and society at large, simply as a tool to flag and identify where problems may exist.

Although the lack of racial diversity in Canada is so bad that it's described as a «judiciary of whiteness,» commitments to other forms of diversity might only accentuate the problem.

Known as «disparate impact» discrimination, the problem is that blanket policies may disproportionately exclude protected classes (based on racial groups, gender, or one of several other categories) from employment because the reason for exclusion is more common in a certain group.

«The review showed there are strong and consistent relationships between racial discrimination and a range of detrimental health outcomes such as low self - esteem, reduced resilience, increased behaviour problems and lower levels of wellbeing.»

These problems have been exacerbated by «law and order» legislative changes, such as mandatory sentencing, which despite their apparent neutrality in terms of racial effect, are generally understood to impact disproportionately on Indigenous Australians.

Eight months after baseline, youth whose parents participated in the program, compared with control youth, reported increased parental monitoring, positive racial socialization, and positive self - concept, as well as decreased conduct problems and self - reported substance use.

The implications of these findings for racial socialization strategies, identity development (racial and global) as it pertains to behavior problems for African American adolescents are discussed.