The police have discounted any racial motive for the attacks.

He said there was evidence of both a political motive and a racial motive for the district, which is now 47 percent black.

Art historians have explored the painting's racial, sexual, and social motives in the context of American society at the time.

At least the Mayor acted quickly this time, and acknowledges the likelihood of a racial motive.

Attention to possible racial motives has been brought due to some of Nichol's own statements.

Just about all of them seemed to have gotten into trouble over hate crimes with racial motives.

But this is the first time police have suspected a racial motive.

"We are looking at the possibility of a racial motive, and the key word for us is whether it is regional."

But he said he thought there was a racial motive to American military involvement.

Police indicated the bombings were not due to racial or terrorist motives.