Noun But today most black Americans not hampered by poverty or prejudice take for granted their right to study Italian, listen to Britney Spears or opera, play in the NHL, eat Thai food, live anywhere, work anywhere, play anywhere, read and think and say anything.
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Following the news of the deadly mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, over the weekend, a number of music stars have taken to social media to speak out against gun violence and prejudice. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2022 His killing and the subsequent sentencing of seven years, eight months, doled out to White perpetuated the hate and prejudice against the community. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2022 Straight tackles the way prejudice both motivates violence and distorts our response to violence. Washington Post Editors And Reviewers, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022 The result was a series of recommendations, among them that the app prioritize users who are the most vulnerable to prejudice, provide incentives for people to complete their profiles and rethink having users pay to block more profiles. Zachary Schermele, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2022 Daybell initially filed a motion to separate his case from his wife's in 2021, which the court denied in March citing three potential sources for prejudice. Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 14 Nov. 2022 Preventing hate should also be community-based, researchers say Researchers from Harvard University recently found an important detail in how hate and prejudice manifest in different communities. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2022 Other research suggests that interventions based on compassion, empathy and trust-building can help weaken its contribution to prejudice. Bryn Nelson, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2022 In some cases, these algorithms work wonders at removing emotion and prejudice. Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
The Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that his legal counsel was deficient, but decided the deficiency did not prejudice the case. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022 Philip Cohen, Masterson’s lead defense lawyer, asked for a mistrial, arguing that the testimony was likely to unfairly prejudice the case. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Oct. 2022 But when judges were shown to have colluded with prosecutors to prejudice the former president, he was released from prison. Andrew Downie, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2022 Weinstein’s lawyers lost a bid to have the proceedings delayed over the film, with the judge rejecting their argument that publicity surrounding it would prejudice a potential jury against him. Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2022 Weinstein's lawyers lost a bid to have the proceedings delayed over the film, with the judge rejecting their argument that publicity surrounding it would prejudice a potential jury against him. CBS News, 8 Oct. 2022 Her larger concern was whether such evidence could unduly prejudice a jury. Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022 Federal prosecutors preparing for Hill’s October trial see such statements as an attempt to prejudice potential jurors. Leon Stafford, ajc, 16 Aug. 2022 The trial judge ruled that the essay would not be permitted as evidence because it was written years ago as part of a writing seminar and could unfairly prejudice the jury. Raja Razek And Faith Karimi, CNN, 13 June 2022 See More
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