Race Terms

After understanding the explicit and implicit biases and the institutional racism that results from these, it is important in moving forward with sensitive and accurate terminology to discuss race.  

As a general rule, start by recognizing each person's uniqueness and their own personal preference for terms that they would like to be called.  However, when you don't know what that term is,  Pamela Oliver, a professor from UW Madison has made a list of terms that explains the history and nature of racially-based terminology.

Her post is continually updated here.

She also posted a PDF version of this essay on SocArXiv.