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  2. Race and ethnicity in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. [1] At the federal level, race and ethnicity have been categorized separately. The most recent United States census recognized five racial categories (White, Black, Native American/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander), as well as people who belong to two or more of the racial categories.

  3. Wikipedia talk : Manual of Style/Capital letters/Archive 11

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    "Black" and "White" are catch-all terms and do not refer to a single nationality or ethnicity "Black" and "White" are ordinary words denoting colors, therefore no need to capitalize them. Simple answers to both - "Asian" is a much larger catch-all term referring to over 2.5 billion people, or nearly half the world's population, and that's ...

  4. Wikipedia : Naming conventions (ethnicities and tribes)

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    There are several acceptable conventions for naming articles about ethnic groups. When deciding how to name such an article, consider the article title criteria. In general, the common English-language term for an ethnic group should be used. In many cases, the most concise title will be a plural demonym, e.g. Bretons or Swedes.

  5. Demographics of the United States - Wikipedia

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    As of 2020, white Americans numbered 235,411,507 or 71% of the population, including people who identified as white in combination with another race. People who identified as white alone (including Hispanic whites) numbered 204,277,273 or 61.6% of the population, while non-Latino whites made up 57.8% of the country's population. [31]

  6. Ask Angelia: Why does media capitalize reference to Black ...

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    Ask Angelia answers reader's question on media's use of capitalization on one race, lowercase on others

  7. Wikipedia talk : Manual of Style/Capital letters/Archive 32

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    PS: for anyone unclear on why ethnicity and race and ancestry and heritage are themselves hard to even understand and talk about, as if we all mean different things by them sometimes, it's because we do. See WP:Race and ethnicity for a run-down on this, which also includes some historical background on what makes the Black experience in America ...

  8. US government changing how it asks about people’s race and ...

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    The question measuring a respondent’s race or ethnicity will now include seven broad categories: White, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native ...

  9. Race and ethnicity in the United States census - Wikipedia

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    The Interagency Committee agreed, stating that "race" and "ethnicity" were not sufficiently defined and "that many respondents conceptualize 'race' and 'ethnicity' as one and the same underscor[ing] the need to consolidate these terms into one category, using a term that is more meaningful to the American people." [5] The AAA also stated: