BIPOC
Historically marginalized groups
BIPOC is an acronym for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
It emerged in the 2010s to center the experiences of Black and Indigenous communities within broader discussions of racial justice, acknowledging that these groups face distinct forms of systemic racism.
BIPOC-owned businesses, BIPOC voices in media.
The term is common in progressive and activist contexts but criticized by some as awkward or reductive.
Fairness regardless of ethnicity
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- anti-racismCombating ethnic discrimination actively
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
activism · liberation · reform · reparations · decolonization · protest · resistance · abolition
Unity among allies
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- allianceFormal union of parties
- collectiveJointly organized group
- belongingState of fitting in
unity · kinship · safe space · affinity group · mutual aid · centering · uplift · intersectionality
African descent identifier
- multiracialOf multiple ethnicities
- Afro-LatinoPerson of African and Latin American ancestry
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- Asian AmericanPerson of Asian ancestry in America
Pacific Islander · First Nations · Latinx · Filipino · South Asian · East Asian · Hmong · Chicano
Relegation to powerless periphery
- systemic racismDiscrimination embedded in institutions
- microaggressionSmall, often unconscious, biased remark
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- colorismBias based on complexion
othering · code-switching · racial trauma · lived experience · diaspora · resilience · cultural erasure · identity
Range of clear sight
- inclusionBeing made part
- diversityState of varied elements
- mediaInformation distribution channels
- leadershipAbility to direct others
boardroom · tokenism · underrepresentation · amplification · storytelling · narrative · voice · platform
racial justice
Fairness regardless of ethnicity
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- anti-racismCombating ethnic discrimination actively
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
empowerment · activism · liberation · reform · reparations · decolonization · protest · resistance · abolition · accountability
solidarity
Unity among allies
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- allianceFormal union of parties
- collectiveJointly organized group
belonging · unity · kinship · safe space · affinity group · mutual aid · centering · uplift · intersectionality · allyship
Black
African descent identifier
- multiracialOf multiple ethnicities
- Afro-LatinoPerson of African and Latin American ancestry
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
Asian American · Pacific Islander · First Nations · Latinx · Filipino · South Asian · East Asian · Hmong · Chicano · African diaspora
marginalization
Relegation to powerless periphery
- systemic racismDiscrimination embedded in institutions
- microaggressionSmall, often unconscious, biased remark
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
colorism · othering · code-switching · racial trauma · lived experience · diaspora · resilience · cultural erasure · identity · belonging
visibility
Range of clear sight
leadership · boardroom · tokenism · underrepresentation · amplification · storytelling · narrative · voice · platform · mainstream
- Canadian Diversitycultural mosaic, multiculturalism policy, bilingualism, pluralism, French Canadian
- inclusive languagegender-neutral, they/them, singular they, preferred pronouns, pronouns
BIPOCwhite
Absence of pigment
white people · Caucasian · Anglo · European American · privileged group
people, peoples, person, persons, personal, personally, personality, personhood, indigenous