racism
Example Sentences
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“Hearing that,” writes Mr. DePalma, Father Leahy “realized that his group may have been tainted by the same racism of lower expectations as the monks who left for Morristown.”
As FA chair between 2008 and 2010, he campaigned against racism in the sport and was a vocal supporter of women's football.
From BBC
Regardless of pushback, these vital ideas have moved beyond academia; the general public now understands that feminism cannot be described uniformly for all groups, and that racism is a social construct, not an accident.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2020, Apple’s Cook signed a lengthy message titled “Speaking up on racism” in which he called out “the senseless killing of George Floyd” and committed to “creating a better, more just world for everyone.”
He led the African National Congress in its struggle against apartheid - a system of legally enforced racism - and was released from prison in 1990.
From BBC
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