Race/Ethnicity·1 min readABCSlang for American-Born Chinese. Usually refers to a person born in the United States of Chinese ethnic descent. Many are... Read More
General Words·1 min readableismPractices and dominant attitudes in society that assume there is an ideal body and mind that is better than all... Read More
Race/Ethnicity·1 min readabolitionMajor American reform movement that sought to end slavery in America using a wide range of tactics and organizations. While... Read More
General Words·1 min readActivistAn activist is someone who actively advocates for political or social change. Often used to describe black leaders engaged in... Read More
General Words·1 min readAdvocateAn advocate is someone who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free... Read More
Race/Ethnicity·1 min readAfrican diaspora[Black people of African descent who are scattered throughout the world; refers to Blacks whose ancestors were removed from the... Read More
Race/Ethnicity·2 min readAfrican-AmericanPeople in the United States who share a lineage that can be traced directly or indirectly to Africa. Black and... Read More
Race/Ethnicity·1 min readAfrocentrismThe study of Africa, its history and culture from a non-European perspective. The term Afrocentrism was first coined in 1976... Read More
Age/Generation·1 min readageismStereotyping and prejudice against individuals or groups because of their age. The term was coined in 1969 by gerontologist Robert... Read More
Race/Ethnicity·1 min readAlaska NativeAn umbrella term that includes Eskimo (Inupait and Yupik), Alaskan Indians (Athabascan, Haida, Tlingit and Tsimshian) and Aleut. They are... Read More
Immigration·1 min readalienA word used by the U.S. government to describe a foreign-born person who is not a citizen by naturalization or... Read More
General Words·1 min readallyFrom Diversity Style Guide: Someone who supports a group other than their own (in terms of racial identity, gender, faith... Read More
