racism
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At the height of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 she penned an open letter titled "An inconvenient truth" to then-Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden reflecting on her experiences fighting systemic racism.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
By smoothly merging the true and the invented stories and characters of 1950s Hollywood, Newson alerts us to the increase in racism and homophobia evident in the entertainment business, and in the U.S., today.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
This isn’t the first time Kavanaugh has written about the scourge of racism in jury selection.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
"Now we need to go beyond the symbolic," he said, urging a "real reparations programme", including for example more funds for educational projects to transmit history and help battle systemic racism.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
“First, there is a high degree of openly expressed concern about the practice of racism in the community. I mean by this that there is a restlessness which has a healthiness about it.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing racism
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)
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