She noted that racial and ethnic minorities were less likely to have insurance and less likely to get the treatments they needed.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

Ralph Waldo Emerson: "All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one, "-- a lot to backed that up in social science research.

爱默生说：,“人类历史是少数派，和一个人的少数派的权力记录，很多社会科学研究支持这个观点。

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It also bars "disparate impact" actions that are not meant to discriminate but in fact disproportionately harm minorities.

VOA: special.2009.07.03

A few billion will also go to schools that traditionally serve minorities and to help two-year community colleges.

VOA: special.2010.04.15

Cesar Chavez had built a nationwide coalition of support among unions, church groups,students, minorities and other Americans.

VOA: special.2009.09.06

But more than half of all children will be minorities in less than half that time.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

The city canceled the test results, fearing legal claims by minorities who failed the exams.

VOA: special.2009.07.03

He became one of the best. He also worked to change the way baseball, and the country, treated racial minorities in the nineteen fifties and sixties.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Minorities were heavily involved in the testing process because of disputes over earlier examinations.

VOA: special.2009.07.03

He spoke out on issues concerning working families, children and minorities.

VOA: special.2009.03.15

(SAYING...) Nearly two-thirds of those polled said women and minorities in STEM careers were under-represented in their companies or institutions.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

Efforts to promote ethnic minorities, known as affirmative-action programs in the United States, are taboo in France.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

"The legitimate concerns and aspirations of the Tamil people and other minorities must be fully addressed,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.19

But low-income neighborhoods the government wants targeted generally have a higher proportion of minorities.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

a secular,left-leaning party whose members are mostly from the ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities;

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

Marc Morial,Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League, says minorities make up a significant portion of the 40 million or more Americans without health insurance.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

"Mortality disparities were noted for all four major U.S.racial and ethnic minorities groups."

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

One well-respected figure says the key is bringing more minorities into the profession.

VOA: standard.2010.03.05

He said Jackson didn't only change the face of dance and music, but also paved the way for other minorities to achieve great success in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.06.27

She says the organization is working to spread these resources, and is also steering talented American women and minorities into science and engineering, to spur innovation in both the industrial and the developing worlds.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

While women and minorities make up two-thirds of the American workforce, they represent less than The survey cites poor schools, and lack of quality science and math programs, persistent negative stereotypes, financial cost and school and workplace bias.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

"I think that survey shows that, as minorities and women pursue a STEM career, they have to face a number of barriers along the pipeline (SAYING...) and what we need to do as a society is really understand what these roadblocks are."

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

"Turkey's persistent denial and inability to face, or unwillingness to face up to its history is very disruptive in all kinds of ways - in terms of international relations, in terms of its own internal politics - and it also prevents it from really recognizing how do you deal with minorities."

VOA: standard.2010.03.19