Sentences with phrase «several black members»

Local School Councils voted several Black members of the Chicago Public Schools staff contracts, but Paul Vallas would not allow them to fulfill those contracts.

Not exact matches

There are several elements that will serve our small business community, and our female Members in particular,» said Iain Black, President and CEO of The Vancouver Board of Trade.

But a POLITICO New York survey of members conducted over the last several weeks showed the issue of outside income was far from black and white.

Several members of the Council, who would only speak on background, said the talks around the Right to Know Act came to a head this week following the deadly shootings of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota.

On Thursday, black and Hispanic Assembly members huddled in private for three hours and emerged upset with a Senate proposal that would presumptively keep several felony offenses committed by 16 - and 17 - year - olds in a criminal youth court.

ALBANY — Marisol Alcantara, who is poised to become the sixth member of the state Senate's Independent Democratic Conference, said she plans to push several pieces of legislation in Albany that affect Latino and black New Yorkers.

Marisol Alcantara, who is poised to become the sixth member of the IDC after winning a Democratic primary for outgoing Sen. Adriando Espaillat's seat, said she plans to push several pieces of legislation in Albany that affect Latino and black New Yorkers.

Rangel argued that his seniority and experience in Washington outweighed the benefits of having what he called «trainees» take his place, and several of his congressional allies, including the New York delegation and members of of the Congressional Black Caucus, which Rangel co-founded, rallied to his side.

Recognizing there are additional ways she could serve her community, Paulette Woods has been active member of several organizations including the NAACP, the We Are Women Warriors Empowerment Group, the University Ward Democratic Committee, the Black Chamber of Commerce and served as Commander of the Jesse Clipper American Legion Post # 430.

Several African - American members of the City Council ripped into Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson and Judge Danny Chun over the sentencing of former NYPD Officer Peter Liang — who avoided jail time for the 2014 killing of black Brooklynite Akai Gurley.

Several white members joined their colleagues who are part of the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus, including Corey Johnson, Karen Koslowitz, Rory Lancman and Mark Levine.

Public Advocate Letitia James has several public events Monday: at 9:15 a.m., James will deliver remarks at 80 New York Avenue Tenant Demonstration in Brooklyn; at 10:30 a.m., James will deliver remarks at Congress Member Serrano and State Senator Serrano's Black History Month Celebration at Hostos Community College in the Bronx; and at 7 p.m., James will host a Lunar New Year Celebration at P.S. 124 in Manhattan.

Although the common name «black widow spider» is most commonly used to refer to the three North American species best known for their dark coloration and red hourglass pattern, it is occasionally also applied to several other members of the Latrodectus (widow spider) genus in which there are 31 recognized species including the Australian red - back, brown widow spider (sometimes called the gray widow), and the red widow spider.

Other members of the Leadership Alliance include several historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), such as Howard University, Spelman College, and Xavier University of Louisiana.

Biomedical engineer Ge Wang of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg and co-authors at several institutes randomly selected 40 black faculty members and 80 white faculty members at the top - ranked 92 U.S. medical schools.

Week in, week out, Vestiaire Collective highlights a list from several hundreds of black Coats for its members.

Day after day, VestiaireCollective chooses a range from several hundreds of black Coats for its members.

Surprisingly, the Black and White Singles website has several thousand members, but since the site is so «sluggish», there are not too many active members.

There are a lot of really great choices with several million members on the Black Planet site, so it should be easy to find that one perfect match.

A project several months in the making, the All - New BlackPeopleMeet.com will make it easier for its members to find one another and forge new relationships; an effort the company took to heart considering U.S. Census reports indicating that only 47 % of Black households contained a married couple.

Hospital is a black comedy about a bitter, suicidal doctor (George C. Scott) whose hospital is being destroyed by the murders of several staff members, as well as the staff's own ineptness.

The shoot had Cassel and Aronofsky working again with several other members of the Black Swan crew: composer (and frequent Aronofsky collaborator) Clint Mansell, writer Mark Heyman and associate producer Ari Handel (who helped write the YSL spot).

Several years ago, Monáe established the Wondaland label — one of the few black women to have a label of her own — and signed several acts, including the band St. Beauty (one member, Isis Valentino, was a backup singer for Monáe) and the singer and rapper JSeveral years ago, Monáe established the Wondaland label — one of the few black women to have a label of her own — and signed several acts, including the band St. Beauty (one member, Isis Valentino, was a backup singer for Monáe) and the singer and rapper Jseveral acts, including the band St. Beauty (one member, Isis Valentino, was a backup singer for Monáe) and the singer and rapper Jidenna.

Premiere night for Marvel's highly anticipated Black Panther film was a star - studded affair, with several cast members showing up and showing out on the red carpet.

Marvel Studios confirmed several key Black Panther cast - members and their roles at Comic - Con International: San Diego on Saturday, and one of those actors revealed even more - the movie's plot - in a backstage interview.

As one of the founding members of the Association of Black Psychologists, the group largely responsible for minimizing the use of IQ tests in schools, I continue to find the testing debate fascinating, even though it has taken several politically irresponsible turns of late.

In Topeka, where 77 percent of the district's racially and ethnically diverse student population (39 percent white, 30 percent Hispanic, 19 percent black) is eligible for free or reduced - price meals, the school board began looking at trauma - informed care several years ago, says board member Peg McCarthy.

The Fellowship began as a 17 - member group that met monthly to discuss wins and challenges in our classrooms and schools; now, we count more than 665 as members focused on several important issues: Directly supporting current and aspiring black male educators through recruitment and retention efforts; advocating (and agitating) for policies and practices that support and empower black men; and connecting and professionally developing black male educators through our convenings.

I recently joined several of my urban teacher colleagues, who are members of the Connecticut Education Association's Ethnic Minority Affairs Commission, and met with representatives of the Connecticut African - American Affairs Commission and state lawmakers who are members of the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus.

General fixes • Significant improvements to the Squad Join interface • Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option • Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 Squad members • Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM • Disable Privacy flag when 1 man Squad • Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when Squad drops to 1 player • All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad selection screen • Players who choose not to join Squads will also show up as Blue in the «Not in a Squad» line • Squads that are currently empty will display as white — if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text • Added round duration and ticket summary at end of round screen • Fixed sound for when climbing ladders • Fixed and issue with some weapons» sounds in first person view • Fixed a swim sound loop error • You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position • Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it • Spawn protection now should work in Conquest so you no longer should spawn too close to enemies • You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM • Fix for missing input restriction during intro movie, causing players to potentially fall and die while watching movie if moving controller (or having a controller with a bad stick zone) • Combat areas on Kharg Island in Rush mode tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after first base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun • Fixed a problem with revived players not being able to get suppressed • Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in co-op • Spotting VO now plays when spotting from MAV / EOD bot • Fixed several issues regarding the kill card, including showing wrong weapons used for the kill • Fixed that sometimes you would be stuck on a black screen when kicked from server • Fixed so when a team captures two flags at the same time, the UI does not show wrong owner of the flag • Fixed a problem where the capture progress bar was shown as friendly when the enemy was capturing • Fixed a problem with the bipod deploy sound • Fixed a problem that you could be spawned in with no weapons after being killed while using the EOD bot • Fixed problems with health bars not displaying health properly when using EOD bots • Fixed a problem with flickering name tags • Fixed a problem where you could damage friendly helicopters • Fixed a problem where you could get stuck in the co-op menu when attempting to join the session twice • You should now be able to spot explosives • You should no longer spawn in home base if your selected spawn point is disabled while waiting to spawn (e.g. if your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn) • Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead • Fixed several client crashes • Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue • Fixed the repair icon on the minimal • Fixed a problem with changing camera on certain vehicles • Fixed a problem with the grenade indicator when in guided missile mode • Fixed a problem where the machine could hard lock when joining a public coop game • Fixed a problem where the headset attached icon would not show up in the UI • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border.

Among the organizers of the protests was Neel's close friend and member of the Black Emergency Cultural Coalition (BECC) Benny Andrews; Neel attended several BECC protests.

The organization's initial clients included the likes of Angela Davis, Assata Shakur, members of the Black Panthers and several inmates from the Attica prison riots.

My favorite part of our home is the many original pieces of artwork — paintings, black and white photographs, and pottery by my husband, my mother, my son, and several other members of my family.