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urban ghetto

noun as in inner city

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The ill-begotten notion of Black inferiority, she argues, led to segregation: White and Black space, an idea made iconic by the urban ghetto, an island of inopportunity defined largely by race.

But for the ascendant black upper middle class, in the shadows lurks the specter of the urban ghetto.

Pettis claims Hils during a roll call last Sunday questioned how Pettis became an officer, bragged about arresting her 25 years ago, and said she makes it difficult to work in a tough “urban ghetto environment.”

Pettis claims Hils during a roll call last Sunday questioned how Pettis became an officer, bragged about arresting her 25 years ago, and said she makes it difficult to work in a tough “urban ghetto environment.”

On the what not to wear list for 31 October - cowboy and Indian costumes, slaves, terrorist, gypsy, Rastafarian and "urban ghetto resident".

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