‘People Of Color’: Does Latinos’ Historic Support For Trump Undermine Black And Brown Allyship?

A Latinos for Trump campaign sign is photographed on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Houston, Texas. | Source: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers / Getty

The unifying term “people of color” is coming under heavy scrutiny after a historic number of Latino voters surprisingly joined the expected majority of white voters in supporting Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy over Kamala Harris.

While “people of color” has typically referred in the U.S. to the collective Black and Brown...