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Racial Equity Tools
Racial Equity Tools Glossary
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- Indigenous Use
“[Indigenous Sovereignty] is distinguishable from Tribal Sovereignty in that it is not a nation-state recognition of inherent sovereignty under nation-state dominion. Rather, it arises from Indigenous Traditional Knowledge, belonging to each Indigenous nation, tribe, first nation, community, etc. Indigenous sovereignty exists regardless of what the nation-state does or does not do.”
— Entry 'Indigenous Sovereignty' (archived markdown line 2128), quoting Indigenous Environmental Network, June 2020
- Latinx Evolving
“Whether to use the terms African American or Black, Hispanic American, Latinx or Latino, Native American or American Indian, and Pacific Islander or Asian American depends on a variety of conditions, including your intended audiences' geographic location, age, generation, and, sometimes, political orientation.”
— Introductory framing note (lines 91–95 in archived markdown)
- Hispanic Evolving
“Whether to use the terms African American or Black, Hispanic American, Latinx or Latino, Native American or American Indian, and Pacific Islander or Asian American depends on a variety of conditions, including your intended audiences' geographic location, age, generation, and, sometimes, political orientation.”
— Introductory framing note (lines 91–95 in archived markdown)
- BIPOC Use
“A term referring to 'Black and/or Indigenous People of Color.' While 'POC' or People of Color is often used as well, BIPOC explicitly leads with Black and Indigenous identities, which helps to counter anti-Black racism and invisibilization of Native communities.”
— BIPOC entry (lines 650–654 in archived markdown)
- African American Evolving
“Whether to use the terms African American or Black, Hispanic American, Latinx or Latino, Native American or American Indian, and Pacific Islander or Asian American depends on a variety of conditions, including your intended audiences' geographic location, age, generation, and, sometimes, political orientation.”
— Introductory framing note (lines 91–95 in archived markdown)
- minority Non-preferred
“Many of the terms in this glossary have evolved over time. For example, given the changing demographic trends in the United States, the word 'minority' no longer accurately reflects the four primary racial/ethnic groups. The terms 'emerging majority' and 'people of color' have become popular substitutes.”
— Introductory framing note (lines 91–95 in archived markdown)
- Latino / Latina Evolving
“Whether to use the terms African American or Black, Hispanic American, Latinx or Latino, Native American or American Indian, and Pacific Islander or Asian American depends on a variety of conditions, including your intended audiences' geographic location, age, generation, and, sometimes, political orientation.”
— Introductory framing note (lines 91–95 in archived markdown)
- people of color Use
“Often the preferred collective term for referring to non-White racial groups. Racial justice advocates have been using the term 'people of color' (not to be confused with the pejorative 'colored people') since the late 1970s as an inclusive and unifying frame across different racial groups that are not White, to address racial inequities. While 'people of color' can be a politically useful term, and describes people with their own attributes (as opposed to what they are not, e.g., 'non-White'), it is also important whenever possible to identify people through their own racial/ethnic group, as each has its own distinct experience and meaning and may be more appropriate.”
— People of Color entry (lines 3211–3215 in archived markdown)