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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Recent Examples of racial
For some racial justice advocates, such cases serve as a constant reminder of the consequences of systemic racism in law enforcement.
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Travis Loller, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
That 7 percent of Makerfield voters chose Restore—even in the knowledge that doing so might deprive another anti-immigration party of victory—points to a deep well of racial grievance and anti-establishment anger that even Farage cannot command.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
There, on May 29, Sojourner Truth delivered a legendary speech that called on attendees to reject the racial and gender biases used to limit her place in society and to defy a status quo that devalued her as a Black woman and treated her as invisible and expendable.
—Jocelyn Frye, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
This places President Obama squarely in the long narrative of the nation's struggle for racial equality.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 June 2026
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Travis Loller, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
That 7 percent of Makerfield voters chose Restore—even in the knowledge that doing so might deprive another anti-immigration party of victory—points to a deep well of racial grievance and anti-establishment anger that even Farage cannot command.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
There, on May 29, Sojourner Truth delivered a legendary speech that called on attendees to reject the racial and gender biases used to limit her place in society and to defy a status quo that devalued her as a Black woman and treated her as invisible and expendable.
—Jocelyn Frye, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
This places President Obama squarely in the long narrative of the nation's struggle for racial equality.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 June 2026
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As was the trend with every other ethnic group, Latinx women directors made up a smaller percentage than their male counterparts, accounting for 2% of streaming directors compared to 3% for Latinx male directors.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Protesters and political opposition alike now must reckon with an increasingly paranoid regime that has witnessed enemy infiltration and faces Trump’s claims of arming ethnic opposition groups.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Genocide is defined as attempting to partly or wholly destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.—
Ellie Cook
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2022
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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racial. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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