Americans have long had an intense conversation about what race and ethnicity says about who they are. Now the U.S. government is contemplating changes to how it sorts people into
but people judge you. they put you in a category. so if you look black, they re going to think you re black. that s not that s not here s the thing. when people say identify, meaning, does she or one who is running a person of color, do they identify with as being african-american. being african-american is different than being black. you can be black and cuban. you can be black and caribbean. you can be black and dominican you can be black and south africa or east africa. but they re not different census categories. but the experience is different as an african-american, someone whose culture and experiences are born out of the american slave trade and out of jim crow is different than someone whose ancestors weren t and who didn t have those experiences. i think that s what people mean by that. it s not saying, i don t identify as a person of color. i think, if people ask, what is the distinction between being african-american and black. so all blacks and
you know, the way you want to identify, that s up to you. it s obviously your choice. but people judge you. they put you in a category. so if you look black, they re going to think you re black. that s not that s not here s the thing. when people say identify, meaning, does she or one who is running a person of color, do they identify with as being african-american. being african-american is different than being black. you can be black and cuban. you can be black and caribbean. you can be black and dominic dominican you can be black and south africa or east africa. but they re not different census categories. but the experience is different as an african-american, someone whose culture and experiences are born out of the american slave trade and out of jim crow is different than someone whose ancestors weren t and who didn t have those experiences. i think that s what people mean by that. it s not saying, i don t identify as a person of color. i think, if people ask, wh