racial justice
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of racial justice
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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She said she hoped the service would help raise awareness of racial justice and encourage both people and churches to be more welcoming to those from different backgrounds.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
Ann Baddour is the director of the Fair Financial Services Project at Texas Appleseed, a nonprofit organization focused on social, economic and racial justice issues in the Lone Star state.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025
The letter, addressed to white clergymen critical of King’s anti-segregation protests, defended nonviolent civil disobedience as a tactic in the fight for racial justice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
Pop culture became increasingly enmeshed in questions of identity, intersectionality, racial justice, gender and queerness.
From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025
Although the organization included racial justice among its core priorities, reform of the criminal justice system was not a major part of its racial justice work.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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