as in ethnic
of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture
a survey that included an optional question regarding racial identity, age, and other personal information
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His advocacy for racial separatism and self-defense often put him at odds with Martin Luther King Jr., who preached a message of nonviolence and racial integration, according to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
But complaints typically investigated by the OCR, many related to discrimination against students of color, do not align with Trump’s priorities on racial bias, which so far have related to prejudice against white students.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 21 Feb. 2025
Black Power on British TV International television coverage of the American Civil Rights struggle was critical in the construction of racial identity and experience in postwar Britain.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
Thanks to this win, Lockwood is now part of a wave of Black women breaking through in the NFL, proving that leadership, strategy, and expertise know no gender or racial bounds.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
But complaints typically investigated by the OCR, many related to discrimination against students of color, do not align with Trump’s priorities on racial bias, which so far have related to prejudice against white students.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 21 Feb. 2025
Black Power on British TV International television coverage of the American Civil Rights struggle was critical in the construction of racial identity and experience in postwar Britain.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
Thanks to this win, Lockwood is now part of a wave of Black women breaking through in the NFL, proving that leadership, strategy, and expertise know no gender or racial bounds.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racial. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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