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The term BIPOC gained a lot of traction and visibility over social media following national protests for social justice and equity in 2020-2021. The term describes any group of people native to a specific region — people who lived in a given region before colonists or settlers arrived. It’s used to acknowledge that not all people of color face equal levels of injustice.

BIPOC stands for Black and Indigenous People of Color and is pronounced “by-poc.” Here’s a breakdown:

 Black can refer to dark-skinned peoples of Africa, Oceania, and Australia or their descendants — without regard for the lightness or darkness of skin tone — who were enslaved by white people.

 Indigenous refers to ethnic groups native to the Americas who were killed en masse by white people.

 People of color is an umbrella term for nonwhite people, especially as they face racism and discrimination in a white-dominant culture.