As the country grapples with its history of racism, Latino activists find themselves in a challenging position: how to be a part of a national conversation that is centered on Black and white Americans. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/politics/latinos-police-racism-black-lives-matter.html?referringSource=articleShare">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/0...
Latino activists know how systemic racism affects their own lives, in education, housing and wealth. They want others to understand it too. There is no doubt in these protesters’ minds: Their fights against racism are bound up together. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/politics/latinos-police-racism-black-lives-matter.html?referringSource=articleShare">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/0...
They’re urging Latino communities to confront their own history of anti-Blackness, which has deep + complicated roots throughout Latin America. They’re pushing to explicitly acknowledge & include Afro-Latinos, who make up roughly 25% of Latinos in the US. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/politics/latinos-police-racism-black-lives-matter.html?referringSource=articleShare">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/0...