Sentence examples for white environments from inspiring English sources

Yet the schools' core mission, their cultural traditions, and, increasingly, their capacity to provide a sense of community for a significant subset of black students who grew up in largely white environments gave them durability in the new landscape.

His career on the force was, at least demographically, a replay of his experiences at Jamaica, and Ward later credited the school with giving him not only an excellent education but also the skills that allowed him to navigate primarily white environments.

African American lesbian and bisexual women who work, live, or play in predominantly White environments may be more vulnerable to taking this challenge to the authenticity of their "Blackness" seriously.

Like Dorner, Bracy is an African-American who spent time in the military and ranks among the nation's well-educated and middle- to upper-middle class blacks who have lived and worked in largely white environments.

I was surprised the comments caused the commotion that they have (although much of it appears to be faux commotion generated by a few conservatives) when her statement merely reflected the reality of any racial or ethnic minority anywhere who has worked, strived, struggled and eventually succeeded in predominantly white environments, myself included.

Minority students in a predominantly white environment, Professor Buchmann said, often cocoon themselves by clustering together.

"It was culture shock: being in an all-female, predominantly white environment.

"We needed a white environment to surround the car," Roman explained.

Yet, as an out gay black man working in a predominantly straight white environment, Eastman grew progressively more uncomfortable.

They are moving design objects off the white plinth, where they tend to be held up as God-like items in a stark white environment.

Most of the time in my white environment I felt a fierce and instinctive pull to find my place among black people.