minorities

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He also argued that ranking applicants by SAT scores ends up disadvantaging high-achieving low-income, first-generation and underrepresented minorities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

In this hypothetical, one-third of the population is minority, and so one-third of employees are also minorities.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

While the case focused on the voting power of Black Americans, Taylor noted that the decision impacts all minorities as well.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya, one of Myanmar's many ethnic minorities, have been fleeing across the border into Bangladesh since a deadly crackdown in 2017.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

He invited researchers from around the world to present scientific papers on cancer in minorities, and he petitioned the city of Atlanta to name October 11, the date of the conference, Henrietta Lacks Day.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot