structural racism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of structural racism
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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For a time in the late 2010s, similar concerns about structural racism were a top priority of Democratic voters and elected officials.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2024
Mr Yousaf, the then justice secretary, told MSPs it was evident that Scotland had "a problem of structural racism".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2024
“These inequities result, in large part, from racial and ethnic minority populations’ inequitable access to health care, which persists because of structural racism in health care policy,” according to a 2022 paper in Health Affairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024
“There are people doing large-scale policy work around structural racism, trying to change policy and practice,” Dr. Pies said in an interview published on the Berkeley School of Public Health website in April.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
Academics have developed complicated theories and obscure jargon in an effort to describe what is now referred to as structural racism, yet the concept is fairly straightforward.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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