Sentences with phrase «what about minorities»

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And in the long run, the idea that a forced separation of cultures — with strict rules about who can wear what, or eat or listen to what — would be good for minorities is one that would backfire.

«What strikes me about the Bush economic strategy at this point is that it comes straight from Jack Kemp's philosophy about empowerment and minority entrepreneurship and developing inner cities,» says Bill Whalen, a research fellow of politics at the Hoover Institution.

«Given some of his past statements and his staunch opposition to immigration reform, I am very concerned about what he would do with the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice and want to hear what he has to say,» incoming Democratic Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York said in a statement.

«I understand why job seekers that are minority or female would want to do that; it makes perfect sense based on what we know about the hiring process,» says Steve McDonald, an associate professor of sociology at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

What a remarkable contrast: President Donald Trump was in command at Davos talking about economic growth and prosperity, while House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D - Calif., and disgraced former Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman...

I sat down with him to talk about how the brand was born, how it's trying to evolve in a digital world, and what the future looks like for minority entrepreneurs.

«The first step is to raise awareness among women and minority entrepreneurs — or would - be entrepreneurs — about what tools exist and work together to increase engagement by providing access to key resources, education and support.

The same reason why older founders are ignored by the ecosystem is the same reason why women and other minorities struggle in the Valley: It's really not about what you build, but what you look like while building it.

I want to be clear about what I mean by this, because many people believe this issue relates to current skilled labour shortages; some think it applies to our need to attract more professionals such as doctors, engineers and scientists; while others focus on the glass ceiling that many existing immigrants and visible minorities experience.

What remains of Yahoo after the sale includes an approximately 15 percent equity stake in China's Alibaba Group Holding; about 36 percent in Yahoo Japan; cash and marketable debt securities; certain minority investments; and Excalibur, which owns some patent assets.

«They didn't have a voice or outlet, so they created satiric punk songs that put them on the map and gave them a voice about what it's like to be a practicing minority in a country where there's suspicion about their loyalties.

Mexican Americans: The Ambivalent Minority by Peter Skerry Free Press, 461 pages, $ 27.95 What the rapidly growing number of Mexican Americans are ambivalent about is how they should make it into the American mainstream.

What's this talk about «dominant theology» when it is actually the voice of the oppressed minority?

what's funny is that if these things were said about any other minority, something would have been done about it.

We also have a bad habit of ignoring the continued growth of Christianity among immigrant and ethnic minority communities in the U.S.. What's something you wish more people knew about Asian American Christians?

Only in America and only today is there a sustained and intellectually rigorous engagement between Christians and Jews» albeit a small minority of both» about what it means to be a Christian and what it means to be a Jew, and what it means to be Christians and Jews together.

Atheists are minority in the U.S. and the world no matter what «secular» sources and polls voted by few thousands of people tells you that were made up by silly atheists dreaming about making America more atheist, unbiblical and unGodly than what it actually is.

This article, and this «research» is about that loud minority that are every bit as annoying as folks that come to your door proselytizing for what faith they are into.

Religion had become the central mode of earning acceptance, although what was unique about this particular type of assimilation was that nobody expected religious minorities» Catholics or Jews» to depart fully from the tenets of their faith.

What about when CNN becomes a hated minority for not reporting without political bias?

Because of the stridency with which he has criticized Israel in the past and the uncertainty about what he is proposing, he speaks for a small minority within a somewhat larger minority of Jews calling for a revised self - understanding of Israel's role.

There is the jab about evolution where when creationism is mentioned it is cast in a negative «not truth» light with the exception of a minority that hang onto such antiquated religious thoughts That is not what the const - itution intended.

From the beginning of what we may call the «gender revolution» in the 1970s to now, when the goals of a minority of western agents of change are about to take on a more visible, global and powerfully financed institutional form, the normative and operational activities of the gender equality process has been led by «experts», NGOs, UN Secretariat bureaucrats, panels - not by the man - on - the - street or his legitimate representative.

From what I hear and see about Jesus in in America, he must be a Southern Republican, who needs some training on women, minorities, healthcare and immigration issues

I'm guessing there are plenty of women out there who could relate similar stories about what it's like to be a minority in the office, board room, or church leadership team.

Ironically, although the book is ostensibly about minorities, specifically racial minorities, what Brown really is getting at has more to do with ideology than race.

If you can objectively read what happened to him, and then say that what Kaepernick, Malcolm Jenkins and others are saying about the need to address policing issues in minority communities is a joke, then our country is truly fucked.

A club run by joe Lewis lol when was the last fuking time Spurs won a trophy give it a fuking rest Wenger has won more trophies then spuds in their whole fuking history Sick of plastic fans constantly knocking the manager and players like you are fuking genius experts in knowing all about football We have the worst fan base in football a bunch of ingrates Why would any top player come and join Arsenal when they see how fans treat their own players like ozil Lol at people talking about Spurs and pool fukers don't win any trophies but their fans stay loyal ours turn nasty every game werther we win or lose It won't change even if we get a new manager they will turn on him at first defeat What we need is for the vocal minority of plastic key board fans to fuk off and stop bringing the club down Coyg

In terms of what I can say about the minority of journalists and so - called specialists, I am concentrating solely on my statistics this season.»

No doubt whatever about his huge talent but what matters, today, tomorrow and always is how effective you are week in and week out, year in and year out On that reckoning he has failed but with a minority of blindingly brilliant games here and there.

But at the same time, what I say at the end of the book is the programs I talk about are really small and represent just a small minority of the kinds of experiences kids — and especially low - income kids — are having in American schools today.

I believe there's a serious gap in awareness and knowledge about breastfeeding, and so many mothers — Especially in the minority community — don't know what they're missing.

You should think about who's hearing what you're saying and consider the democratic impact — be aware of how political debate risks undermining certain groups, such as minorities or women, and of the risk of silencing or objectifying other voices.

The answer is for the left to win arguments with real people and stop is time honoured Fabian strategy of, manipulating the system to vastly exaggerate the power held by a small minority whilst simultaneously complaining about their inability to concentrate even more power with Left Liberal courtiers via PR What the left hate and what they can not admit is that their leaders despise the views of many of their voters, perhaps a majorWhat the left hate and what they can not admit is that their leaders despise the views of many of their voters, perhaps a majorwhat they can not admit is that their leaders despise the views of many of their voters, perhaps a majority.

The inclusion of social supply in the bill also has the potential to result in discriminatory impact on members of black and minority ethnic groups, given what is known about the over-representation of members of these groups at each stage of the criminal justice response to drug offences.»

Although it was evident that nobody in the NDC referred to Franklyn Templeton as a person, the Finance Minister conveniently insisted that the minority was talking about an individual which was continuation of what the NPP communicators started on social media, the former talk show host asserted.

Meantime, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, a New York Democrat, called on President Trump to come out against what Schumer called «the absurd law about silencers.»

The unidentified contractor complained about what it called «improper and illegal» county requirements to direct at least 30 percent of the work to minority - and women - owned subcontractors, and to ensure that minorities and women comprise no less that 15 percent of the work crews.

It also means thinking, for the first time, about what it can hope to get from negotiations with a minority Labour government.

Electing a minority government doesn't give the public a sense of predictability about what the government may do, because they require support from the opposition who come with their own demands.

But remember the committee [Appointments] is made up of 26 members and if three are saying something, what about the silent ones... even the Minority is 10, what happened to the 6 [silent ones] excluding me.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins have called for independent investigations, but spokespeople for the two did not answer questions about what entity should conduct that investigation.

Question topics included whether there are similarities between past defenses of states banning interracial marriage and current defenses of states banning same - sex marriages, his reaction to NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks's resignation, whether campaign contribution limits are too high and what Cuomo intends to seek as campaign finance reforms if reelected, whether he's going to the Somo el Futuro conference in Puerto Rico next week, whether he's worried that «minorities» will not turn out on election day and how his recent references to recent New York Republicans as being «moderates» reconciles with his past statements about «ultraconservatives» in the state senate.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos talks about today's leaders meeting and what — if anything — it accomplished.

Gordon Brown and Nick Clegg separately gave evidence, with all three leaders being challenged about what they are doing to improve the proportions of people likely to be elected to Parliament who are women, LGBT, disabled, or from an ethnic minority.

But Watford councillor, Rabi Martins, countered that the debate was «not about money - it's about representation - what we as ethnic minority members are calling for is an equal playing field to get selected into target seats».

He further indicated that the accusation affirms what some Minority Members talked about with regards to the attempted bribe by the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko to the Appointment committee.

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R - Ohio) introduced a bill Thursday calling for the House ethics committee to restart its probe of ex-Representative Eric Massa (D - N.Y.), as Republicans seek to focus attention on what Democratic leaders knew about Massa's behavior and when they knew it.

It's good to have someone from a minority party on the board, and I'd be interested to learn about what exactly English Democrats stand for outside the obvious.

«While this document is certainly a compromise, what's amazing about this is that the minority party has been engaged... in a historic way,» Ziobron said.