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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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Recent Examples of racial
The trial program aims to reduce racial disparities in the city's infant mortality, per the program’s official website.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
The design of the show emphasizes this racial claustrophobia.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict was named by 59% of faculty while racial inequality was listed by 42% and affirmative action by 41% in the poll from the Foundation of Individual Rights and Expression.
—Jon Styf | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
First, the disenfranchisement of Black voters in the South before the Voting Rights Act of 1965 suppressed racial politics.
—Stephanie Ternullo / Made By History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
The design of the show emphasizes this racial claustrophobia.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict was named by 59% of faculty while racial inequality was listed by 42% and affirmative action by 41% in the poll from the Foundation of Individual Rights and Expression.
—Jon Styf | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
First, the disenfranchisement of Black voters in the South before the Voting Rights Act of 1965 suppressed racial politics.
—Stephanie Ternullo / Made By History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racial. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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