Sentences with phrase «target people of color»

Even though New York decriminalized small amounts of marijuana 40 years ago, local police especially in New York City have used the discriminatory enforcement of the law to target people of color,» noted Hawkins.

Even though New York decriminalized small amounts of marijuana 40 years ago, local police especially in New York City have used the discriminatory enforcement of the law to target people of color.»

The board also voted to ban all alcohol advertisements from its properties starting next year, with supporters of the move saying the ads disproportionately target people of color and affect public health.

She said current drug laws disproportionately target people of color.

Those surveyed were asked whether they agreed or disagreed with the statement: «The police unfairly target people of color and other minority groups.»

Call your state or national representative (get the info at senate.gov and house.gov) and ask them to repeal unjust laws and practices that disproportionately target people of color.

Employees say: «I admire the fact that we are dedicated to corporate responsibility initiatives that are not heavily branded, that target people of color and women, and that address issues of inequity within tech and our larger communities.

In the film, Jay Z explains how strict drug laws have led to mass incarceration — giving America the world's largest prison population — and how drug laws have disproportionately targeted people of color.

Black Lives Matter - Buffalo and a coalition of Buffalo residents have filed a federal lawsuit against the Buffalo Police Department, accusing the agency of engaging in a «repeated, persistent and widespread pattern of unconstitutional policing» that targets people of color.

The announcement was made in court papers filed recently, as part of the ongoing remedy process stemming from the federal class action lawsuit, Floyd vs. City of New York, in which a judge ruled the police unfairly targeted people of color for stops.

This is part of the ongoing remedy process stemming from the federal class action lawsuit, Floyd vs. City of New York, in which a judge ruled the police unfairly targeted people of color for stops.

NEW YORK - A City Council meeting got heated Monday over claims the NYPD targets people of color for marijuana possession arrests.

We shared our thoughts on how the unabashed parade of hatred and bigotry we saw in Charlottesville is but a symptom of larger systemic oppression that has targeted people of color since this country's founding.

Not exact matches

The study argues that specialized incubators — those especially for women or people of color — are not the answer, on the grounds that these targeted incubators and accelerators don't provide the same opportunities for entrepreneurs to network within their industries.

People from both worlds of fashion and marketing use colors to subconsciously affect the behavior of their target audience.

That meant instituting numeric targets for women in leadership, as well as for people of color, and tying executive compensation partly to meeting those metrics.

Co-founder and Executive Director of United We Dream, Cristina Jimenez explains, «Our movement is led by undocumented immigrants and people of color, and under Trump we've seen our members targeted in phishing attacks online and chased by white supremacists out in the streets.»

The city has launched programs to target three groups in particular: small - business owners, filmmakers who are women and people of color, and students dreaming of getting into the business.

But the reality is that «there are just too many negatives» when the state is given the power to kill, including, as we have seen in the United States, the growth of a «bureaucracy of death» that targets the poor and people of color.

«We are just not going to ignore that fact that the three victims that were targeted... were all people of color,» Police Chief Brian Manley said last week.

Taking steps to address the growing income divide in our state, including targeted policies that address the disproportionate impact on people of color, especially African Americans and Latinos, as well as LGBTQ people, women and youth.

The poor, especially people of color, are unjustly targeted and victimized by our criminal justice system.

For people of color, who have often been the targets of voter suppression and intimidation, it is especially important that our voting systems are easily accessible.

They're part of the environmental justice movement, a crusade that grew out of the recognition that it was mainly the poor and people of color who were forced — by circumstance, finances, lack of political power and what activists call «environmental apartheid» that callously targets the disenfranchised — to live and work in some of the nation's dirtiest environments.

This trial targeted obese people in Louisiana, but since the previous study for low - carb diets had included a very low number of people of color, this trial was made much more representative, with over 50 % of the subjects being people of color.

There's a dangerous misconception — one which St. Ange also believed — that skin cancer, particularly melanoma, only targets people with fair skin and light eyes and hair, not those of color.

In these uncertain times where people are being targeted because of their faith or the color of their skin, I have gone back to the 19th century and written a very positive text.

1 Establish a charter school with selective admissions process and access to more resources inside an existing large school building that you covet — remember that it's easier to target people - of - color communities, which have less political power.

Families in Louisiana are calling for an end to zero - tolerance policies and suspension laws because they do not address student behavior and disproportionately target poor people and students of color.

«A drive through minority neighborhoods clearly indicates that people of color regardless of income are a target market for legalized extortion.

Predatory lenders often target senior citizens and people of color to place them in unnecessarily expensive loans.

While my blog is not targeted specifically to people of color, I hope to always be serve as a positive representation of women and black travel bloggers.

We lost a generation of Americans during the AIDS crisis due to a prolonged, dehumanizing campaign that targeted queer, poor, people of color.

Roland himself doesn't mention feeling targeted in the article, but his high ride number in a system whose annual members are 79 % non-Hispanic whites shows how necessary bikes can be to couriers and delivery people of color, and thus how important it is that they can feel safe on the streets.

• Initiated a highly successful campaign targeting one department in favor of equal job opportunities for people of color.

We must be in communities listening to the voices of people of color and of LGBTQ + people, particularly communities where identities intersect as queer people of color are most likely to be the targets of violence and discrimination.

Rather, their goal is to prohibit people enrolled in Medicaid from going to Planned Parenthood as their provider of choice, regardless of whether alternative sources of care are available.17 These attacks ignore the fact that women choose to obtain family planning services from Planned Parenthood health centers because of the high - quality services they receive there.18 Moreover, by targeting Medicaid enrollees, these attacks are once again squarely aimed at the most disadvantaged women, including low - income women and women of color.

Let's be clear: Trump is dangerous, inciting violence at his rallies and using ugly rhetoric targeting women and people of color in his speeches.