Hayes Brown is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily, where he helps frame the news of the day for readers. He was previously at BuzzFeed News and holds a degree in international relations from Michigan State University.
The Biden administration last week announced a major change in how Americans will be able to identify themselves on the 2030 census and other federal forms. With the update, there will be two new options available under the “race” category: “Middle Eastern or North African” and “Hispanic or Latino.” It’s a change that’s a long time coming as millions of Americans have felt unrepresented in the previous choices.
And as NPR recently reported, “about half of participants in a recent study for OMB selected only the ‘Hispanic or Latino’ box when presented with a combined question after previously selecting both the Latino and Black categories,” prompting similar questions for Afro-Latinos. These recommendations have been around for years, having first been proposed under the Obama administration but then buried during former President Donald Trump’s term.
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