Quote: "The most recent United States census recognized seven racial categories (White, Black, Latino, Asian, Native American/Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian)"
This topic covers the representation of race and ethnicity in popular culture, including the ways in which media, music, and art reflect and shape societal attitudes about race and ethnicity. It also examines the intersection of popular culture with larger social and political issues.
Racism: Study of attitudes, behaviors, and structures which perpetuate discrimination against different ethnic and racial groups.
Prejudice: Biased attitudes, beliefs, and emotions towards people of other races or ethnicities.
Stereotype: Making generalizations about a group of people based on their race or ethnicity.
Structural Inequality: Discrimination and disparities that are built into institutional policies and practices.
Cultural Appropriation: Ascribing cultural features of one group (usually a dominant one) to another without acknowledging the historical and cultural contexts.
Colonialism: The domination of one group by another, often through force or political means.
Intersectionality: Considering the interlocking effects of multiple aspects of identity, such as race, gender, class, and sexuality.
Cultural Pluralism: Valuing and celebrating various cultural identities.
Ethnic Identity: The development of a sense of belonging and connection to a particular ethnicity or race.
Colorism: Discrimination based on skin tone, where lighter-skinned individuals are often privileged over those with darker skin.
Cultural Hybridity: The intermingling of different cultures, which leads to the creation of new forms of identity and expression.
Hip Hop culture: A subculture of urban Black Americans that originated in New York City in the 1970s and is now a global phenomenon.
Indigenous cultures: The cultures of the original people of a specific geographic area or region, also known as First Nations or Native Americans.
Whiteness: The social and cultural norms associated with being White, and the privileges that come with it.
Race and class: The ways in which race and socioeconomic status intersect and impact social dynamics, including access to resources and power.
Ethnic food/literature/film/music: The examination of how cuisine, arts, and media reflect the experiences and perspectives of different ethnic groups.
Popular culture: The study of how race and ethnicity are portrayed and consumed in movies, television, music, and other forms of popular media.
Colorblindness: The belief that race is not a relevant factor in people's lives, often used to dismiss issues of inequality and discrimination.
Microaggressions: Subtle forms of discrimination that communicate hostile messages to members of marginalized groups.
Racial justice: The pursuit of fairness and equity for all races, with a focus on dismantling systemic racism and oppression.
African American: Refers to people who have a historical or cultural connection to Africa and who live in the United States. They have faced systemic racism and discrimination throughout history.
Asian American: Refers to people of Asian descent who live in the United States. This includes individuals who come from East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, or the Pacific Islands.
Hispanic/Latino: Refers to people of Spanish-speaking ancestry, including people from Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Native American/Indigenous: Refers to people who are descended from the original inhabitants of North America, including Alaska and Hawaii.
White/Caucasian: Refers to people of European ancestry, including those who come from countries like the United States, Canada, Australia, European Union and Russia, and others.
Multiracial/Biracial: Refers to people who have more than one race in their background, such as Black-White, Asian-Black, and Spanish-Asian.
Middle Eastern: Refers to people from countries in the Middle East, including Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and others.
Pacific Islander: Refers to people from islands and archipelagos in the Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga.
Quote: "Hispanic and Latino Americans are the largest ethnic minority, comprising 18.9% of the population."
Quote: "White Americans contribute the highest proportion of the population in the Midwest, at 85% per the Population Estimates Program (PEP) or 83% per the American Community Survey (ACS)."
Quote: "The region with the smallest share of white Americans is the South, which comprises 53%."
Quote: "Currently, 55% of the African American population lives in the South."
Quote: "The U.S. Virgin Islands is mostly African American."
Quote: "The Census Bureau also classified respondents as 'Hispanic or Latino' or 'Not Hispanic or Latino', identifying as an ethnicity."
Quote: "The 2020 census allowed people to enter their 'origins'."
Quote: "Black Americans are the largest racial and the second largest ethnic minority, making up 12.6%."
Quote: "The latter region is home to 42% of Hispanic and Latino Americans."
Quote: "American Samoa has a high percentage of Pacific Islanders."
Quote: "68% of Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders reside in the West."
Quote: "Puerto Rico is mostly Hispanic/Latino."
Quote: "White Americans are the majority in every census-defined region and in every state except Hawaii."
Quote: "Non-Hispanic whites make up 79% of the Midwest's population, the highest proportion of any region."
Quote: "White Americans contribute the highest proportion of the population in the Midwest, at 85% per the Population Estimates Program (PEP)."
Quote: "Non-Hispanic whites make up 79% of the Midwest's population."
Quote: "The latter region is home to 46% of Asian Americans."
Quote: "37% of the 'two or more races' population (Multiracial Americans) reside in the West."
Quote: "48% of American Indians and Alaska Natives reside in the West."