racial justice

Sometimes ra·cial eq·ui·ty

[rey-shuhl juhs-tis]

noun

1. fair and just treatment of all members of all racial groups, such that equitable opportunities and outcomes are possible for all members of a society.

Word History and Origins

Origin of racial justice¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The petition claims Crawford “is entitled to a new, full and fair sentencing” under the Racial Justice Act.

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When legislators were debating the Racial Justice Act, critics claimed it would lead to a mass release of dangerous prisoners.

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When California lawmakers approved the Racial Justice Act in August 2020 — just months after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd — many backers had high hopes it would help undo years of disproportionately lengthy sentences handed down to people of color.

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The goal of the Racial Justice Act is “to root out racism in all its forms from the criminal justice system, and one form of racism we’ve come to realize in the last 10 years is systemic racism,” Jody Armour, a law professor at USC who studies the intersection of race and justice, told The Times last year.

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Basheer also saw how conflicts among Black activist groups at the time risked obscuring the shared objectives of racial justice and uplift.

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