Speaking as a Canadian I like the idea of a term that highlights the distinct experiences of indigenous and Black peoples (rather than the umbrella term POC) but I'm not sure this term quite works -- it sounds a bit too much like a Jack Kirby villain.
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I liked it when it meant "Black and Indigenous People of Color" and referred only to Black and Indigenous people. However, "Black, Indigenous, and People of Color" separates the first two categories from the latter, and also mixes adjectives with nouns.
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Thing is, as my Dropout Nation colleague, Michael Holzman, points out, People of Color was originally reserved for Black people in New Orleans who weren't enslaved (and often had White ancestors).https://dropoutnation.net/2015/09/19/the-misnomer-called-people-of-color/ …
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The current usage of the term connotes the idea that all marginalized people are in it together - and in many ways, this is so - while obscuring the reality that White Supremacy systematically targets and damages the descendants of enslaved Black people.
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That's why I'm uncomfortable with POC.
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https://negrosubversive.com/2019/03/07/its-time-to-stop-saying-people-of-color/ …
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But the fact is that there are really no good terms -- language is a constant wrestle with reality.
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