Sentences with phrase «right leader»

In fact, a significant chorus of civil rights leaders claims that we have made no real progress, that racism is as pervasive and the goal of equality as remote as ever.

The second key suggestion is that only businesses which are human rights leaders should receive government support to invest overseas.

So now we're appealing to the judicial system the same way that civil rights leaders did.

The far - right leader gained over 100,000 followers during the presidential election campaign last year.

But the gap won't get any narrower as long as civil - rights leaders oppose the reforms that are doing the most to bridge it.

Civil rights leaders from the 1960s to 2014 have their own theories and solutions regarding the war on poverty.

Through the portrayals of the efforts of civil rights leaders in Franklin's home base of Detroit such as Albert Cleage and Richard Henry, Salvatore also provides lessons on building grassroots efforts in urban communities.

The family of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., walk in the funeral procession in Atlanta on April 9, 1968.

He made Monday's announcement at a powwow with local civil rights leaders at his Midtown office.

Macron, who defeated the anti-Europe, far - right leader Marine Le Pen last month, said that he had always been a defender of globalisation and free trade during his time as minister but that leaders should hear from workers hit by globalisation.

Senator Klein said: «Black History Month provides an opportunity to not just reflect and recognize the achievements of civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela, but also the contributions made by black leaders in their local communities.

Prominent civil rights leader John Lewis has represented Georgia in the US House of Representatives since 1987.

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber CEO Travis Kalanick vowed to make diversity and inclusion a top priority at his company in a sit down with civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.

«If the GOP House leadership gets tagged as gay friendly (as several influential religious right leaders like Tony Perkins are saying right now) that will depress turnout among these folks.»

Travis Kalanick made the pledge to the civil rights leader during a sit down Thursday in Chicago.

Jean Montrevil, a Haitian immigrant rights leader in the city, was deported to Haiti after living in the United States for more than 30 years, according to Democracy Now.

Immigration rights leader Ravi Ragbir was held at an ICE detention center in Florida on Friday as de Blasio said the city will investigate the NYPD's handling of the massive protest over his deportation.

At its meeting, the board positioned the association to keep up its good works by approving a $ 1 million donation to help fund the construction of a memorial for slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on a four - acre site on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

By Peter Cunningham In the spring of 2009, newly - elected President Barack Obama took a meeting in the Oval Office with civil rights leader Al Sharpton.

- Myrlie Evers - Williams, widow of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, delivered the invocation at the 57th Presidential Inauguration on Monday, January 21, 2013.

Leading those supporting the denial motion was well - known gay rights leader barbara findlay, who received a standing ovation for her speech arguing for the rights of inclusion into all aspects of society, and that «perceived leadership is the role of the benchers» in preserving those rights.

These lawyers, pastors, journalists, and human rights leaders across China are trying out the strategies of the historic American civil rights movement, using litigation, media publicity, and nonviolent protests.

We all remember he went rowing in a boat with Chancellor Merkel and other centre right leaders in a Swedish lake in order to win support.

Immigration rights leader Ravi Ragbir was held at an ICE detention center in Florida on Friday as Mayor de Blasio said the city will investigate the NYPD's handling of the massive protest over his deportation.

Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, the film is based on activist James Baldwin's unfinished book Remember This House, and it explores racism in America through his recollection of civil rights leaders Malcolm X, Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King, Jr..

The eighth - graders were all students in the Algebra Project, a math - based education program developed by civil rights leader Robert Moses, when they attended a teacher workshop on how to use graphing calculators.

Today the Portland - based animal welfare group, National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA), is issuing a call to animal rights leaders worldwide to condemn the growing violence in their movement - violence whose perpetrators FBI director Louis Freeh has called, «the most recognizable single issue terrorists of the present time.»

While one segment has coalesced around a broad social justice agenda, including education, housing, economics, and criminal justice advocacy, a contrasting group of center - right leaders say the presence of «social justice warriors» will marginalize their voices.

Martin Luther King, Jr., and other mainstream civil rights leaders refused to appear on the same platform with him.

* As Tavis Smiley reports in his new book on Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights leader faced a major decline in popularity during his last few years, as many thought his social justice agenda too radical.

Buffalo State College welcomed long - time Civil Rights leader Andrew Young Jr. to their campus Thursday evening.

Calls for Marine Le Pen to be barred from the UK by Vote Leave — despite the far - right leader backing Brexit

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, 76, disclosed publicly that he has been seeking outpatient care for two years for Parkinson's disease and plans to «dedicate» himself to physical therapy.

Berta Cáceres, winner of the prestigious 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize, was a visionary Indigenous and environmental rights leader who bravely and effectively led efforts to protect Indigenous peoples and the environment from large - scale development projects.

Just Married Alt - Right Leader BANNED From Feminist Dating App Bumble After Twitter User Exposes Profile Tied To His Facebook Account!

Milk, Gus Van Sant's labor of love biopic about civil rights leader Harvey Milk (the first openly gay man elected to higher office in the United States and later gunned down, along with San Francisco Mayor George Moscone, three decades ago this month), is mainstream filmmaking at its finest and a perfect wedding of subject matter to director.

Critics contended the secretary of education's support for school choice and student loan deregulation puts her at odds with the school's beloved namesake: educator and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune.

Civil rights groups, however, expressed strong concern that the bill backslides on ensuring a quality education for disadvantaged students, with civil rights leader Wade Henderson calling the legislation a «historic retreat on accountability.»

Unlike some so - called civil rights leaders today, Linda never sought to enrich herself from her fame.

Alongside his Harlem street photography, the gallery's retrospective features Draper's images from Mississippi in the 1960's, including his iconic portrait of Civil Rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer.

Today the Portland - based animal welfare group, National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA), is issuing a call to animal rights leaders worldwide to condemn the growing violence in their movement - violence whose...

As civil rights leaders prepared for the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Bearden gathered with fellow black artists in New York to discuss their role in the movement.

But it represents a rising wave of overtly racist political action in the U.S., with scheduled speeches from alt - right leaders including National Policy Institute head Richard Spencer.

For instance, in 2012 civil rights leaders called on Walmart and the Walton Family to withdraw from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).