racial justice

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“But during a White House signing Thursday, the president and his top advisors repeatedly hinted at a much broader campaign of suppression against the American left, referencing as problematic both the simple printing of protest signs and the prominent racial justice movement Black Lives Matter.”
From Los Angeles Times

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racial identity

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“There was a constant emphasis on the tri-racial origins of music and dance, often attributing a racial identity to very specific musical or dance elements.”
From the Cambridge English Corpus

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implicit biases

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image: Superman says, “Lend a friendly hand.” Originally published as a Public Service Announcement with the National Social Welfare Assembly, coordinating organization for National Health, Welfare, and Recreation Agencies of the U.S., DC Comics, 1959

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implicit bias

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“Gunn courted conservative controversy earlier this week, when he pointed out the comic book hero’s inherent friendliness toward immigrants, being from somewhere far away himself.”
From Salon

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immigrants

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“Gunn courted conservative controversy earlier this week, when he pointed out the comic book hero’s inherent friendliness toward immigrants, being from somewhere far away himself.”
From Salon

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identity

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– the condition of being oneself or itself, and not another.

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gender identity

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“One’s gender identity can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth.”

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