Sentences with phrase «understood issues of race»

Most people understood issues of race, but not necessarily those of gender.

Not exact matches

A clear understanding of the genetic history of mankind is important in coming to terms with the ultimate issue in race relations — namely, miscegenation.

It's easy to understand Max's frustrations though - three of his four retirements have been down to mechanical issues and he's now way down in sixth place in the championship with less than half the points of his teammate, despite often having the edge on him in races.

During her campaign stop at Starbucks on February 6, she displayed a breathtaking lack of understanding of issues fundamental to this race and denigrated a former candidate using the word «autistic.»

«Justin's commitment to struggling families, his understanding of the issues affecting working people, and his commitment to fight for all New Yorkers are what make him the clear choice in the race for State Senator in Hudson Valley.»

A third candidate in the race, Daniel Padernacht, is a real estate lawyer with little understanding of state issues.

Some topics covered in the courses include: theoretical frameworks for understanding the concepts of race and ethnicity; issues affecting recruitment and retention; issues associated with international, cross-cultural research; practical skills for securing informed consent and working with interpreters; and analysis of justice questions relating to the history of the treatment of racial and ethnic minority research subjects.

If they are conservatives, they need to come up with ways of making them understand that race isn't an issue.

Interracial dating is certainly an issue what people do not understand is that intermingling of races is an age old phenomena where tolerance is high Interracial sex and marriage is wide spread but otherwise it is rare.

I understand your fustration concerning this matter, I guest this is why some of us can't find our soul mate, yes, I looked up black only because I thought it was easier for me to connect, but after serching for my soul mate, I notice there were people of all race who's looking for a mate also, to some color is not the issue, but to some it is, I will open my mind and heart, so God can lead me to the right person for me...

The AOCC celebrates the work of HGSE alumni of color, but is also for students, faculty, staff, and anyone in the community who shares a commitment to understanding and addressing issues of race and class in education.

Deeply passionate about issues of race, equity, and college access, Jessica aims to gain knowledge and tools to promote a deeper understanding of multicultural issues and to help students of color strive towards academic success in college and beyond.

In 2006, Gloria Ladson - Billings, a leading education advocate, addressed the achievement gap at the American Education Research Association by arguing that the focus on the achievement gap is misguided because it shines the spotlight on education disparities along the lines of race and immigration but does not address the larger issues of institutional oppression (see From the Achievement Gap to the Education Debt: Understanding Achievement in U.S. Schools).

Through engaging, interactive exercises, participants will: - Create a common understanding of diversity and inclusion - Link diversity issues with achieving district goals - Broaden the scope of diversity beyond race and gender issues - Reveal and assess the impact of subtle biases on district success - Discuss the behaviors required to create an inclusive environment where every man, woman and child feels included, valued and respected.

Thus, this article will attempt to help urban education researchers and educators understand (a) why the intersection of race, culture, language, and disability is an urban education issue; (b) how issues of race, culture, language, and disability affect students» and their families» quest for an equitable education; (c) how to advocate for and provide culturally responsive services to racially, culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse students and their families; and (d) the implications of the intersection of race, culture, and disability for urban education practice, research, and policy.

Drawing from ASCD's Common Core State Standards summits in Arkansas, Colorado, North Carolina, and Utah, the report shares that educators» knowledge of the standards is growing exponentially, but many do not understand the instructional shifts necessary for helping students reach the higher standards; educators are focused on the new common assessments and the technology issues associated with their deployment; and there is widespread initiative fatigue in the field because of the standards implementation efforts, new educator effectiveness initiatives, and other initiatives like Race to the Top.

Issues around race, gender, status and nationality are key to our understanding of how power can be used to shape and control societies.»

Sara Suppan, exhibition curator and MCAD Guerrilla Girl intern, will join Megan Johnston, an original instigator of the Guerrilla Girls Twin Cities Takeover and executive director of the Rochester Art Center, and other invited artists to discuss understandings of selfhood in light of race and gender issues.

Piper's intersectional position as a mixed - race woman impersonating a black man gets at the core issue faced by Radical Presence — whether a construct of black performance can hold when the construction of Blackness is understood in its full and messy complexity.

While the rest of the world deals with important issues like the fate of the human race and major disruption of the global atmosphere, the U.S. Congress, which is now completely controlled by the Republicans, is still grappling with understanding (or denying) the basic science.

Issues explored include microaggressions with white clients, understanding how internalized racism manifests in the therapeutic context, and the dynamics between people of color from different races in the therapeutic relationships.

Description: Explores the role and practice of human service professionals and how they can effectively engage non-resident fathers by understanding issues of power, gender, race, and socioeconomic status of professionals and the fathers and families they serve.