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Theorized by White, Brown and Non-Black Latinxs, Latinxs look like #rainbows. Theorized by Black Latinxs, Latinxs still have, as in 1972, the #prejudiceofhavingnoprejudice (Samuel Betances)
I'm not a Black-passing Latina, I'm a Black Latinx. You're not a white-passing Latinx, you're a White Latinx. If race is a social construction, you are what you "pass" as. Dismantle inequality by acknowledging how we're unequally treated based on what race we “pass" as.
Stop shifting racial inequality conversations into ethnic identity conversations. Start reporting race among Latinxs. We need racially-based DATA to document inequality. #Latinoisnotarace #BlackLatinasKnow
Latinxs, when you answer the Census race question, be sure to lead with your sense of racial justice. Use your #streetrace (Nancy Lopez), not your #adondeestatuabuelarace. The Census is not therapy but a way to document race-based and other social and political inequalities.
Mestizaje will not free us. Latinxs, in the Census mark your race based on the opportunities given and denied. Pick ONE race: Black, White, American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander. Black Latinxs, make yourself seen and counted. Say yes to Latinx, pick Black for your race.
Yes, we need to dismantle anti-Blackness in the Latinx community! But let’s call a thing a thing. Anti-Blackness IS racism. Stop using only one term and not the other. #AntiBlackRacism #BlackLatinasKnow
