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  2. Racism - Wikipedia

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    Racism is discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity. Racism can be present in social actions, practices, or political systems (e.g. apartheid) that support the expression of prejudice or aversion in discriminatory practices. The ideology underlying racist practices often assumes that humans can be subdivided ...

  3. Racial discrimination - Wikipedia

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    Around the world, refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and internally displaced persons have been the victims of racial discrimination, racist attacks, xenophobia and ethnic and religious intolerance. [10] According to the Human Right Watch, "racism is both a cause and a product of forced displacement, and an obstacle to its solution." [10]

  4. Racial inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Naturalization explains racial inequality as a cause of natural occurrences. It claims that segregation is not the result of racial dynamics. Instead, it is the result of the naturally-occurring phenomena of individuals choosing likeness as their preference. [5] Cultural racism explains racial inequality through culture.

  5. Poll: More voters acknowledge symptoms of racism but disagree ...

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    “Where voters in general and Black voters disagree is on the root cause of racism,” said Brenda Lee of Vision Strategy and Insights, who worked on the survey along with Public Opinion ...

  6. Racism Is The Root Cause Of Health Inequities Between ... - AOL

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    Los Angeles Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer took time at the top of her coronavirus briefing on Monday to address the protests and violence of the past few days and the death of George ...

  7. Racism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In response to de jure racism, protest and lobbyist groups emerged, most notably, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) in 1909. [139] This era is sometimes referred to as the nadir of American race relations because racism, segregation, racial discrimination, and expressions of white supremacy all increased

  8. Race and health in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Danyelle Solomon argues that "White racism" is the highest cause of unrest in communities, pushing them further apart, and causing more black women and infants to die because of it. [114] Racism affects several components of a black woman's life in regards to being able to give birth or currently carrying.

  9. Racism against African Americans - Wikipedia

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    In the context of racism in the United States, racism against African Americans dates back to the colonial era, and it continues to be a persistent issue in American society in the 21st century. From the arrival of the first Africans in early colonial times until after the American Civil War, most African Americans were enslaved.