Sentences with phrase «say race and class»

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So we said, «We need a business plan to build a world - class facility where anybody and everybody can race.»

Jacobs: I was talking to Fordham professor John Pfaff recently, and he said that difference in this race is that the traditional base that votes for a DA is white, middle - class, affluent, and not that knowledgeable on the issues.

So I guess you would be fine with a student at a high school graduation getting up to the podium and saying «I would like to take this moment to reflect on how strength of will and character helped all of us to graduate today, and please join with me for a moment of reflection at how amazingly the human race has evolved, to this point of passing on our collective knowledge to each new class, and to hope that we add to it, for if we do not, the future may be very dim.

say about race, class, and gender....

Above all, it is possible to exhaust what the gospel has to say by talking about and working for the immediacies, assuming that there is in that gospel nothing more than an imperative for better relations among men, classes, races, and nations, with the building in the not too distant future of a society in which opportunity of fulfillment will be guaranteed to everybody.

McLarens have raced successfully in the GT3 class but despite the similarities between that and GTE, Brown said that a Le Mans / World Endurance Championship programme «would take several years to put together».

Rates of cohabitation are deeply connected to race, class, and education, they say (and indeed, poor communities have seen the biggest declines in marriage rates and the biggest upswings in out - of - wedlock births in recent decades).

«This race — I don't care who's in it — is about what the candidates have done for New York's middle class and what our vision is for New York's middle class moving forward,» she said.

«This race will be a choice between a community advocate who stands for ethics reform in government, supporting small businesses and middle class workers, and equality for all people, or a out of touch 1 % er who represents big business, back door politics as usual, and the conservative agenda,» Small said.

He added: «If someone said to me why I am so interested in politics and being an MP and all that, I want to show you can be of my race and my class and be a front bench member, a back bench member, a fully paid up member of the Conservative party.

Asked about the traditionally poor turnout of voters in the heavily - minority Fillmore District, Mascia says voters are turned off by nothing being done and says he will run a get - out - the vote campaign for his issues on race, class and economic inequities.

The minister also praised Governor Cuomo's father, Mario Cuomo, who died earlier this month, saying the elder Cuomo understood income, class and race disparity when he gave his Tale of Two Cities speech at the 1984 Democratic National convention.

«This race will be a choice between a community advocate who stands up for middle class workers and equality for all people, or an out of touch 1 % er who represents big business and the erosion of the working class,» Small said in a statement.

The minister also praised Cuomo's father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, who died earlier this month, saying the elder Cuomo understood income, class and race disparity when he gave his «Tale of Two Cities» speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention.

Asked by Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams whether race and class have had an effect on the way policing is handled in New York City, Bratton said that race and class was an «unresolved issue, one that we wrestle with everyday in American policing.»

«The roots of low achievement for some schools and students lie in concentrated poverty, segregation by race and class, and underfunding,» Hawkins said.

«Real education reform requires broader social reform to end poverty concentrated in disadvantaged communities by race and class segregation,» Hawkins said.

With higher rents for higher - income residents, these projects will be self - sustaining and contribute to desegregating New York's metropolitan areas, which are among the most segregated cities in the nation by race and class,» Hawkins said.

Observers say the vitriol, tinged with allegations about race and class, does not augur well for a reconciliation anytime soon.

«Relationships across constituents and residents in communities that may never interact with one another start to get built across boundaries of neighborhoods, across boundaries that are traditionally established of class, of race, of culture... and people come together for the greater good of the community,» Youdelman said in an interview.

«This paper is a transparent effort to take the focus off the actual scientific debate and instead engage in race baiting, class baiting and other sociological devices to win a science argument,» said James Taylor, senior fellow for environment policy at the Chicago - based Heartland Institute.

Jacqui Patterson, director of the Environment and Climate Change Justice Program at the NAACP headquarters in Baltimore, said impacts of climate change are entwined with class, race, lack of political clout and economic disruption when polluting industries close.

New report says the gender gap in enrollments is largely a matter of race and economic class.

«Eighty percent of what happens in earth is the undercurrent,» he said, noting that the same can be said in education where political narratives lead to questions of choice and vouchers, but underneath each question lays deep issues about race, class, and immigrants.

Juneau, the first Native American woman to be elected to a state office, was introduced by Dean Kathleen McCartney who applauded her as a «transformative leader» whose work is fitting for this year's AOCC conference, which, McCartney said «offers our students, faculty, and alumni the opportunity to participate in important discussions about race, class, and education.»

«In some ways I've always been thinking about these issues of race and class and education,» she says.

That said, it seems clear that, as a nation, we have not done nearly enough to teach our children how to look across lines of race and class and see similarities rather than differences — to see...

That said, it seems clear that, as a nation, we have not done nearly enough to teach our children how to look across lines of race and class and see similarities rather than differences — to see themselves and their friends reflected in the faces of others rather than unknown and perhaps unknowable strangers.

Mariam Durrani, an expert on Islamophobia and Muslim youth and a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), says that even if there are no Muslim students in a class, «changing educational and society - wide demographics suggest that as young people come of age, we'll have even greater need for conversations about learning across difference and about addressing systemic inequalities,» whether about religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, or other identifiers.

Salon, 4/4/15» «One thing that's important to clarify is that there are big race, class, and cultural differences in this,» says [Senior Lecturer] Richard Weissbourd.»

I think about a former, Polynesian student of mine, who was completely immersed in black hip - hop culture, yet seemed worried she would offend me by saying my race out loud during a class discussion on immigration and ethnic backgrounds.

«So, everything in terms of the environment and safety and crime and things that are happening in the neighborhoods... thinking about economic development, the fact that we have very high poverty rates, very high segregation rates around race and class and so all of those things play a factor when you're talking about our lowest performing schools,» Driver says.

Shelton said bail reform is crucial because the current system is discriminatory on the basis of race and class.

When teachers feel ill - equipped to discuss topics of race, privilege and class with students, they often say nothing at all.

The car's look is inspired by the Formula 5000 race cars of the 1970s, and the Super5000 class is said to be a «modern take» on the popular Australian racing formula.

But the navigation of prohibitively exhaustive hardware changes necessary to put the ponycar on equal footing with established world - class race cars from the likes of Porsche, Corvette Racing, and Maranello among others, meant the top - level suits with final say over Dearborn's course ultimately deep - sixed Project Silver.

Ludmann also commented, saying, «Kenny's record as a formidable first - class racing driver speaks for itself, but I believe his talents as a development driver are even more impressive and make him the ideal person to lead the team shaping the way that McLaren cars drive.»

«We knew that the level of competition in the GT class was going to be intense, and that was the primary reason that Corvette Racing moved to the category,» Kent said.

«It was an honor to race the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans in the GTE Pro class,» said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet U.S. Vice President, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports.

Eric Curran and Boris Said were eighth in class for Marsh Racing in the No. 31 Corvette DP.

«Antonio and Jan are very deserving champions of the ALMS» GT class,» said Mark Kent, Chevrolet's Director of Racing.

«The GT1 class has been a platform for GM Racing and our partners to develop the most technically sophisticated race cars in our history,» Wesoloski said.

«We will continue our commitment to cellulosic E85R ethanol racing fuel in the current GT1 Corvette C6.R and the next - generation Corvette C6.R that will compete in the new GT class,» Fehan said.

Porsche says we'll see the new GT3 Cup in the 2017 racing season, including but not limited to the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland (and North America), and other GT classes after that.

In 1996 he attended a three - day Skip Barber Racing School class and said from the moment he was buckled in, a light switch went on, and he knew what he wanted to do with his life — race — and he hadn't event started up the engine.

«Shelby GT350R's highly efficient aerodynamics, innovative light - weighting and world - class chassis deliver a truly spectacular driving experience that makes you feel like a professional racing driver,» Baldori said to the crowd of journalist who couldn't wait to get on track.

«I get more and more sad with every race» that the LMP1 class is going away, Luhr said.

«In our final race in the GT1 class at Sebring, I think we raised the bar high by setting an all - time laps completed record and running a flawless race,» said Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan.

«As America's premier production sports car racing team, Corvette Racing is excited to continue to partner with such a well known and esteemed racing technology like Mobil 1 motor oil, particularly with 2010 being such a huge year for Corvette Racing as we fully transition to a single GT class in ALMS,» said Doug Fehan, Program Manager, Corvette Rracing team, Corvette Racing is excited to continue to partner with such a well known and esteemed racing technology like Mobil 1 motor oil, particularly with 2010 being such a huge year for Corvette Racing as we fully transition to a single GT class in ALMS,» said Doug Fehan, Program Manager, Corvette RRacing is excited to continue to partner with such a well known and esteemed racing technology like Mobil 1 motor oil, particularly with 2010 being such a huge year for Corvette Racing as we fully transition to a single GT class in ALMS,» said Doug Fehan, Program Manager, Corvette Rracing technology like Mobil 1 motor oil, particularly with 2010 being such a huge year for Corvette Racing as we fully transition to a single GT class in ALMS,» said Doug Fehan, Program Manager, Corvette RRacing as we fully transition to a single GT class in ALMS,» said Doug Fehan, Program Manager, Corvette RacingRacing.

With a higher power output combined with the durability, reliability and handling attributes that the MX - 5 is renowned for; the MX - 5 GT race car will be strong contender against the more powerful race cars in its class,» said Graeme Fudge, PR Director, Mazda UK.