Skip to content
Event Demography & Population Studies

New Date: Understanding Afro-Latinx Experiences through Data Disaggregation

OMB recently announced the adoption of a single-question format to ask about race and ethnicity in future federal data collection instruments such as the Census. This decision will remove the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity question and allow survey takers to identify their race as Latino alone, possibly risking the ability to accurately disaggregate federal data for Latinos of different races, particularly Afro-Latinxs. Afro-Latinxs often face unique educational, health, and economic disparities that are obscured when data does not distinguish between different Latino racial groups

(This event was initially scheduled for May 29, 2024. Below is the updated date, time, and program information)

Join us for a webinar where a panel of experts will explore how data disaggregation sheds light on within-group disparities experienced by Afro-Latinxs, discuss the implications of understanding Latinos as a monolithic group, and highlight actionable steps to ensure that Afro-Latinx voices are recognized and addressed in federal data collection and beyond.

Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Time: 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET

Location: Via Zoom

Register Now!

Moderated by Dr. Nancy López, professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico and author of  Centering Black Latinidad: A Profile of the U.S. Afro-Latinx Population And Complex Inequalities, and co-author of Latino Is No A Race: Understanding Lived Experiences Through Street Race (August 2024), both published by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute. She also co-authored Asking about Latinos’ ethnicity and race in one question contributes to myth of a post-racial America, a guest opinion piece for CNN.com with Dr. Alan Aja in May.

Panelists

  • Adolfo Cuevas, Assistant Professor, NYU School of Global Public Health and Deputy Director, Center for Antiracism, Social Justice, & Public Health
  • Jasmine Haywood, Strategy Director, Lumina Foundation
  • Michelle Holder, Associate Professor of Economics, John Jay College, City University of New York
  • Michelle Bueno Vásquez, Ph.D. Candidate, Northwestern University

Background

The Office of Management and Budget recently announced the adoption of a single-question format to ask about race and ethnicity in future federal data collection instruments such as the Census. This decision will remove the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity question and allow survey takers to identify their race as Latino alone, possibly risking the ability to accurately disaggregate federal data for Latinos of different races, particularly Afro-Latinxs. Afro-Latinxs often face unique educational, health, and economic disparities that are obscured when data does not distinguish between different Latino racial groups

We look forward to your participation in this dynamic discussion.

Register Now!

Learning resources for “Understanding Afro-Latinx Experiences through Data Disaggregation”