institutional racism

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The civil rights leader, who died Tuesday, set his sights on the entertainment industry, accusing it of “institutional racism” and calling out what he called the lack of representation of people of color and women, an issue that reverberates today.

From Los Angeles Times

Independent publisher Zando’s highest-visibility imprints are its collabs with celebrities, which are part of its mission to change the institutional racism that has plagued American publishing from its start.

From Los Angeles Times

"They've brought in anti-racism experts and those experts have concluded, yes, there's institutional racism and that should lead to a sea change in behaviour of cricket in Scotland," he said.

From BBC

The killing and subsequent conversation about institutional racism, Brown continued, had forced him to consider how he could better promote “the value of diversity.”

From Salon

“We are still at the very beginning of confronting Germany’s colonial past and the related institutional racism,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times