Title: BIPOC: What Does It Mean? - The New York Times
Headings: Where Did BIPOC Come From?
Where Did BIPOC Come From?
The acronym, which stands for black, Indigenous and people of color, is suddenly everywhere. Is it doing its job?

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Where Did BIPOC Come From? The acronym, which stands for black, Indigenous and people of color, is suddenly everywhere. Is it doing its job? A BIPOC Mothers March walk from the Third Police Precinct Station to a memorial site for George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn. on June 14, 2020. Credit...
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By Sandra E. Garcia
June 17, 2020
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Black Americans have been called by many names in the United States. African-American, Negro, colored and the unutterable slur that rhymes with bigger. In recent weeks, as protests against police brutality and racism have flooded the streets and social media, another more inclusive term has been ascribed to the population: