non-whites
People of color
Non-whites is a dated or clinical term for people who are not white or of European descent—essentially, everyone else.
The term defines a vast and diverse majority of humanity by what they are not, centering whiteness as the default.
It appears in demographic data, historical documents, and discussions of racial discrimination: The policy excluded non-whites from membership.
Most contemporary usage prefers specific group names or "people of color."
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- segregationForced separation by group
- racial profilingLaw enforcement by skin color
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
inequality · exclusion · marginalization · oppression · injustice · bias · redlining · Jim Crow
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- inclusionBeing made part
- representationDepiction or likeness
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
cultural exchange · intercultural · cross-cultural · coexistence · belonging · integration · heterogeneity · cosmopolitan
Non-white racial groups
- melaninNatural coloring compound
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- ethnic identityBelonging to ancestral group
cultural identity · racialized · bi-racial · multiracial · diaspora · Afrocentric · hyphenated identity · code-switching
Smaller part of whole
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
- racial demographicsPopulation data by ancestry
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- censusOfficial population count
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- affirmative actionPrograms boosting marginalized representation
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
enfranchisement · voting rights · desegregation · reparations · anti-discrimination · NAACP · racial equality · fair housing
racism
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- segregationForced separation by group
- racial profilingLaw enforcement by skin color
bigotry · inequality · exclusion · marginalization · oppression · injustice · bias · redlining · Jim Crow · apartheid
multiculturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- inclusionBeing made part
- representationDepiction or likeness
mosaic · cultural exchange · intercultural · cross-cultural · coexistence · belonging · integration · heterogeneity · cosmopolitan · solidarity
people of color
Non-white racial groups
ethnic identity · cultural identity · racialized · bi-racial · multiracial · diaspora · Afrocentric · hyphenated identity · code-switching · double consciousness
minority
Smaller part of whole
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
- racial demographicsPopulation data by ancestry
- populationAll inhabitants combined
civil rights
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- affirmative actionPrograms boosting marginalized representation
equity · enfranchisement · voting rights · desegregation · reparations · anti-discrimination · NAACP · racial equality · fair housing · integration
non-whiteswhites
Pale-colored items collectively
white people · Caucasians · Europeans · Anglo-Saxons · WASPs