discrimination
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Age discrimination has become prevalent in the workplace, even if it’s hard to prove.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
And while labor-force participation rates vary by race and ethnicity, factors other than hiring discrimination seem to be playing a larger role in the disparities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Strong majorities of Californians believe democracy is under attack and support enacting a new state Voting Rights Act to prohibit discrimination and efforts to suppress voting, a poll showed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
It also seeks to address the enduring consequences of slavery like inequality and racial discrimination.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
In early July, Martin Luther King Jr., one of Johnson’s biggest allies in the struggle to end racial discrimination, spoke out against the war while addressing civil rights leaders in Virginia.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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Vocabulary lists containing discrimination
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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"On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony
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