Loss of social standing is an ever-present threat for individuals whose social acceptance is based on behavioral traits rather than unconditional human value.
Melissa Harris-PerryHousing affects everything, and we continue to live in very, very segregated communities.
Melissa Harris-PerryTherapists are less likely to perceive a black woman as sad; instead they see her as angry or anxious.
Melissa Harris-PerryThen President [Barack] Obama went on to argue that a citizen`s Second Amendment rights can be restricted without being infringed, just like any other rights. There are limits on your free speech and on your right to privacy. But he also made another nuanced Constitutional argument, that the rights enshrined in the Second Amendment must be balanced alongside the others rights guaranteed by the Constitution.
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