Sentence examples for affected minorities from inspiring English sources

The Justices gave the elected branches a more or less free hand on economic issues but exercised greater scrutiny of measures that affected minorities.

When a Federal District Court judge in Brooklyn ruled Wednesday that New York City had discriminated against black and Hispanic applicants to the Fire Department, he argued that two entrance exams, used in 1999 and 2002, adversely affected minorities and had little relation to firefighting.

This was a structure that affected minorities and the poor for decades.

In particular, the disease more adversely affected minorities and those who chronically used tobacco or alcohol.

Mr. Emery told the panel that the glitch diluted the voting rights of minority voters since it disproportionately affected minority representatives and minority-majority districts in boroughs being monitored by the Justice Department.

Debra Lesane, a consultant who is helping the chamber plan seminars on banking and credit, said Dr. King would be deploring the subprime mortgage crisis, which has disproportionately affected minority homeowners.

Instead, her pitch was decidedly focused on economic issues such as equal pay, paid family leave and raising the minimum wage, although Clinton pointed out such matters disproportionately affected minority women.

These policies collectively contributed to a vast expansion of the prison population and have disproportionately affected minority communities.

A number of different American communities have been impacted by Islamophobia, and practitioners of the Sikh religion make up one of the most adversely affected minority groups.

They disproportionately affect minorities and the disenfranchised, and drastically increase prison populations.

Barack Obama, the first black president, rarely mentions this question or how it disproportionately affects minorities.