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?

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Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Why Is the Term "Latinx" So Important? Four Latinx activists talk about community, identity, pain, and unity. By Erika Ramirez
Aug 2, 2016
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I am Latina. I am Xicana. I am Mexican. And I should be able to identify as all three, not just one. This question of identity and vocabulary is something the Latino community has been grappling with;