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racism

[rey-siz-uhm] / ˈreɪ sɪz əm /


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Protesters carrying placards with slogans like "no to racism" and "you cannot divide us" marched from near Marble Arch to Whitehall near the UK parliament for a planned rally.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

While Newcastle's Eddie Howe added: "We don't condone racism in any form and the club will investigate."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

There are griefs other than antisemitism and racism, she complains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

But Huerta was also a legend, a fiercely independent mother who had a passion for addressing the social issues of the time — women’s rights, poverty and racism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Thus at the peak of the Civil Rights Movement, activists and others began to turn their attention to economic problems, arguing that socioeconomic inequality interacted with racism to produce crippling poverty and related social problems.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander