Title: What is Latinx — Latinx Activists
Headings: Why Is the Term "Latinx" So Important?
Why Is the Term "Latinx" So Important?
Four Latinx activists talk about community, identity, pain, and unity.
What does Latinx mean to you?
I define Latinx, broadly, as anyone with a familial, cultural connection to Latin America.
What conversations are being had among the Latinx community?
What topics need to be addressed and dealt with among Latinxs?
The shooting at Pulse placed the Latinx community at the center of current affairs conversations. How did you feel about the shooting?
How do we strengthen solidarity between black people and Latinxs?
We also need to realize that black and Latinx aren't mutually exclusive categories.
Lighter-skinned Latinos get treated differently than dark-skinned Latinos, by non-Latinos and Latinos ourselves. We've seen this colorism affect Afro-Latinos the most. What are your views on colorism within the Latinx community?
How do we as Latin Americans continue to unify?

Content: Injustice among the black community and police brutality. There are a lot of Latinos that are dark-skinned, and they're afraid of police brutality. They try to stay away from police, and not make any noise, but this injustice is bringing forth fear. Some Latinos are taught obedience in such a way that they don't feel like they belong in the U.S. and are afraid; it's rooted from teachings of the Catholic church, which maintains control and avoids social unrest. Latinos feel as if we're in America as guests. We feel like we don't belong here. We don't feel entitled to speak, because we don't feel like we're a part of this country. What topics need to be addressed and dealt with among Latinxs? AA: