A relative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces a relative clause. It is called a relative pronoun because it relates to the word that its relative clause modifies. Here is an example: 1  The person who phoned me last night is my teacher.
Likewise, new racism refers to the codes, logics, and ideologies that facilitate, rationalize, and naturalize power imbalances in the absence of formalized segregation or apartheid within 21st century America.
Racism is the perception that a particular people group is different just because of their race, which results in mistreatment of that race as it is seen as inferior. Racism is a scourge that's existed nearly as long as humankind has, and is not likely to go away any time in the foreseeable future.