Geeking-Out October 12, 2021
Curated by Nicoda Adams
NPR Hansi Lo Wang
“Growing numbers of Latinos identifying as “Some other race” for the U.S. census have boosted the category to become the country’s second-largest racial group after “White.” Researchers are concerned the catchall grouping obscures many Latinx people’s identities and does not produce the data needed to address racial inequities.”
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