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But, the consensus ends there. This survey of Americans illustrates the contrast in opinions along racial lines about the opportunities available today for African Americans. But, white residents, by more than two to one, think that is a good thing whereas, by nearly two to one, African Americans view the status quo as a negative.

The 4 percent meal tax would be added to the 6 percent existing sales tax on all prepared foods and meals. The tax would apply to all prepared meals at restaurants, lunchrooms, cafeterias, coffee shops, cafes, taverns, delis, push cart operations, hotdog stands movie theaters and food trucks.

The county would use their 30 percent for services as well as the building and refurbishment of such edifices as police stations, fire stations and libraries. The tax was proposed as a way to avoid further raising property taxes. I would be interested to see if it actually ends up being used for the proposed purpose.

Regions farther from Washington D. Supporters of the meal tax argue that it would diversify the county's revenue, because unlike property taxes, meal taxes apply to everyone buying meals in Fairfax County, including tourists, visitors and commuters.

Opponents say that the tax will especially impact lower income families because they are the primary customer base for prepared meals, hurt family businesses and create more unemployment.

The last meal tax proposed in Fairfax County infailed because the county government and FCPS are facing a large deficit.

However, the idea was reintroduced last spring. In the end, the choice regarding the meal tax is up to Fairfax County voters.

Stuart fought through America's bloodiest war wearing the confederate flag over his heart. Georgetown University sold slaves to keep its classrooms operating in Route one, commonly known as Jefferson Davis highway enables millions of Americans to travel along the names of the confederacy as it is named to honor the Confederate President.

So, what's in a name? On the contrary, nearly schools and centers in the United States are dedicated to honor confederate civil war leaders and many famed sports teams use racial slurs to represent elite athletes. In the local vicinity, J.

Stuart High School, named to honor the Confederate States Army general, has not come to a conclusion over revising it controversial name. The work group tasked with the naming challenge has until June to come up with recommendations for the board even though the decision to officially rename hasn't been declared.

Some believe that the name is a way to remember the past and that renaming would deprive students that chance to see how far the nation has advanced, whilst others see it as a poor way to represent one of the counties most diverse student bodies.

Although progress is slow at J. The highway honors a confederate soldier and politician, and although it is an important part of American history many believe that he shouldn't be remembered in such a heroic way. Although it has been agreed upon that the name needs to be changed, the alteration is not happening overnight as approval from the General Assembly is required before any rash and final decisions can be made.

The 'Appomattox' statue currently sits at the cross section of Prince and Washington street and after an elongated public hearing it was finally decided that the statue should be moved to a history museum on the coinciding block. Moving the statue will be difficult, but it seems as if that is the best option," said senior Sabrina Huynh.

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However, that will be a larger challenge because of the difficulty of proving that certain streets are named after war members and not unrelated local families. Street name changes will be handled on a case-bycase basis and citizens will have to begin petitions in order to be recognized by the city.

Although it is not the most direct and time efficient way to achieve change, it is a starting point and leaves the door open for edits in the future. Georgetown, which is one of the nation's oldest universities, was established in and has come under recent scrutiny due to a dark revelation from it's past: The money produced from the sale prevented Georgetown from closing it's doors and payed off the university's looming debt.

Steve Lockard as the new deputy superintendent on an interim basis.

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Lockard is set to take over Karen Garza's position in December, who announced her resignation in September. Garza's resignation was unexpected by many, but she is moving onto a new stage in her life and will become the president and chief executive of Battle for Kids, a nonprofit organization that provides devices, solutions and products to empower teachers and improve schools to advance student learning.

She commented in an interview that she saw this organization as a big opportunity and that she will not leave the district because she "was not interested in being superintendent anywhere else.

He obtained his Ph. He has also worked as a second and fourth grade teacher as well as taken the role of principal at an elementary school.

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(a) The principle that States shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations, (b) The principle that States shall settle their international disputes by peaceful.

Deals with issues regarding the lack of African-American writers employed in the television broadcasting industry in the United States.

Statistical information on the representation of African-Americans in the industry; Perceptions of television executives on the educational background of. Race in America: Restructuring Inequality Intergroup Race Relations Report 2 RACE IN AMERICA: RESTRUCTURING INEQUALITY INTERGROUP RACE RELATIONS REPORT CENTER ON RACE AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS Our concept of race in the United States has evolved over the country’s history.

In America’s first census in , . Globalization is transforming societies everywhere in paradoxical and contradictory ways. This book examines globalization's impact on race in the United States since the mids.

On one hand, globalization is creating conditions that support intensified efforts to claim white privileges. But globalization also creates new possibilities for anti-racist .

The problem is the United States was built on the idea of entitlement and racism. These xenophobic beliefs are embedded in our history and trail into today.

Because of this, it is hard to get out.