The Hispanic/Latino Population in the United States: Our Black Identity, Our Health and Well-Being.

AFRICAN Americans; GROUP identity; HEALTH status indicators; INSTITUTIONAL racism; HISPANIC Americans; ATTITUDE (Psychology); CONCEPTUAL structures; LIFE course approach; MINORITIES; HEALTH equity; SELF-perception; WELL-being; POVERTY; SOCIAL classes

The article discusses the status and breakdown of the Hispanic/Latino population in the U.S. as of 2024. Topics covered include the self-identification of Hispanic people as Black, racial/ethnic discrimination based on race or skin of Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black people and their impact on health outcomes and health equity, and factors that influence Hispanic people's likely identification with U.S. Census racial categories. Also noted is the rising "Some Other Race" category.