Sentences with phrase «racial prejudice faced»

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Attitudes about racial profiling are also reflected in what Muslim Americans say about prejudice they face.

Red - faced Sox A sportswriter describes the Boston Red Sox» long and shameful history of racial prejudice

The high school students depicted in this movie also face challenging personal issues, like mothers who have turned to prostitution, alcoholic fathers, peer pressure that encourages them to be involved in drugs and stolen goods operations, and racial prejudice.

This picture book spotlights the revolutionary surgical technician as well as the challenges he faced, from the devastation of the Great Depression to incessant racial prejudice.

I think the work I chose speaks to the current social climate and the demands of respectability politics, and how this «double - binds» African - Americans in the face of prejudices and racial violence.

Despite the significant impact of maternal depression on mothers and children alike, maternal mental health needs are often neglected or undiagnosed.18 Prevalence rates of maternal depression are high among low - income women due to the greater challenges they may face related to financial hardships, low levels of community or familial support, and societal prejudice.19 In fact, the prevalence of maternal depression among low - income women in the United States is double the prevalence rate for all U.S. women.20 At the same time, these women are less likely to receive treatment or be screened for postpartum depression.21 Studies show there are clear racial and ethnic disparities in who accesses treatment in the United States, even among women of the same general socio - economic status: In a multiethnic cohort of lower - income Medicaid recipients, 9 percent of white women sought treatment, compared with 4 percent of African American women and 5 percent of Latinas.22