What does people of color mean?

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peo·ple of col·or

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. color, colour, people of color, people of colournoun

    a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)

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  1. people of color

    People of color is a term primarily used in the United States and Canada to describe all individuals who are not considered white, encompassing all non-white ethnic and racial groups. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals of African, Hispanic, Native American, Asian, Middle Eastern, and Pacific Islander descent. The term is used to emphasize common experiences of systemic racism and it is often utilized within discussions about racial equity and social justice.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of people of color in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of people of color in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of people of color in a Sentence

  1. Kenneth Wayne Jones:

    Nothing represents African-Americans in that flag and in that Confederacy but the fact that the states didn't hide the fact that from an economic development standpoint they were going to keep on owning people of color to do the work to make the money.

  2. Victoria Neave:

    This is yet another attempt by Republicans to censor the voices of people of color following 10 months of power grabs like advancing anti-voter legislation, discriminatory redistricting maps, and censoring what educators teach in school.

  3. Ben Crump:

    I don’t know what is happening in America where law enforcement feels they can treat mental health issues like criminal issues. Especially if they are marginalized people of color. Especially if they are Black men.

  4. James Clyburn:

    I said yes, there was a lot of progress in 1800s are but something happened in 1895 when South Carolina came up with a new constitution that took away all of the rights that had been given to people of color. Now, we seem to be moving in the same direction. We’d better be careful. We’re talking about how much we have gained just because I’m sitting in Congress today does not mean there will be a 10th person.

  5. Cheryl Dean:

    My hope confronting her is that she would have a change of heart and hear what people of color have to say and how this affects them, not from me but from information I would share with her.


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