America is on the verge of being majority people of color.

[sheshe2]

Link to tweet

I have been posting about this for years.

Striking Photos Will Change The Way You See The Average American

What does the average American look like? As time goes on, the answer to that question is becoming more and more complicated.


The country is living up to its melting pot reputation as American faces become less homogenous and more diverse, a phenomenon that renowned photographer and portrait artist Martin Schoeller captured for the October 125th anniversary issue of National Geographic magazine.

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The 2000 U.S. Census presented the question of race differently, allowing respondents the option of selecting more than one racial category, with nearly 7 million Americans identifying as members of two or more races. The 2010 census included changes to more clearly distinguish Hispanic ethnicity as not being a race, with data revealing that whites would no longer be the majority in the country by 2043.

Schoeller’s photographs capture “the changing face of America,” a trend that is no doubt picking up speed with the increase of both interracial marriages and the births of biracial babies. The images also challenge traditional ideas of identity, providing evidence for the fluidity of racial and ethnic classification, which is explored more deeply in the magazine:

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Kelly Williams II, 17, Dallas, Texas Self-ID: African American and German/multiracial Census Boxes Checked:

black
Jordan Spencer, 18, Grand Prairie, Texas Self-ID: black/biracial Census box checked: black



Celeste Seda, 26, Brooklyn, New York

Self-ID: Dominican and Korean

Census boxes checked: Asian/some other race More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/01/national-geographic-changing-face-of-america-photos_n_4024415.html

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A new Nation. A Nation of color.

The changing face of America. So incredibly beautiful.

This is the color of change.I welcome it.

[brer cat]

1. i welcome it also, sheshe.

I am thrilled that President Biden's cabinet and administration reflect this changing face of America.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. ++++

[sheshe2]

4. You wouldn't believe some responses on the posts I made in the past

I welcomed a non white America as a majority. I was told that I was preaching white genocide. As if.

Fact is my second and third cousins are biracial, Japanese, White and Mexican.

[murielm99]

6. I am as white as they come,

but I am not the least worried about this. The more diversity, the better.

[abqtommy]

12. I'm with you. I've met many inclusive/supportive people of all ethnic groups and I'm

sure there's more of "us" than there is of "them".

[sheshe2]

15. I am with you, murielm

[Mickju]

21. I feel the same way.

I'm a 77 year old white man. I lived in Hawaii for 26 years. I never suffered at all being in the minority. The more diversity the better.

[Hekate]

37. Same here. I grew up there, my kids were born there, & it remains at the core of my worldview...

No matter how many decades I’ve been away.

[brooklynite]

2. Yes, but...

It will still be plurality White, and “of color” is not a binding principle of Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Middle Easterners.../l

[sheshe2]

5. ...

Fact. White will no longer be the majority. So the census tell us so.

[bdamomma]

7. Diversity

is just beautiful, too bad that the white supremacists are too insecure with themselves and feel threatened how demographics are changing. SMH.


Beautiful faces, thank you sheshe girl

[Stinky The Clown]

8. This is incredibly beautiful

[Deuxcents]

9. I'm hoping my grandkids

Are gonna have a more inclusive country. I’m white, their grandfather is Hispanic . So my son is 1/2 Hispanic n their mother is Hispanic..they are beautiful n smart n so far innocent from the discrimination their grandfather n I experienced years ago. These people who are so afraid of being in the minority are worried they’re gonna be treated like crap because that’s what they did.

[Klaralven]

10. There is a ways to go

Race and Hispanic Origin

White alone, percent 76.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a) 13.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 1.3%
Asian alone, percent(a) 5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 18.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 60.1%

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045219

Asian and Hispanic are the fastest growing groups, due to immigration. Black or African American alone won't change much. White alone, not Hispanic or Latino will decline, but many Hispanics are white.

[PortTack]

11. This is the bottom of the pile for white qgop. They fear serious retribution for their hate crimes

When they are no longer the majority.

[Claire Oh Nette]

23. Golden Rule

Had the GOP not deliberately targeted groups for cruel treatment they would not be so worried about when others are in charge.

THere's a lot to that treat others the way you want to be treated maxim.

[Blue_true]

30. Dr. king essentially said don't treat them as some of them have treated us.

Walk forward in time as equals.

[marie999]

13. My husband's side is Ashkenazi and my mother's side is Mizrahi

so my husband considers himself White and I consider myself a POC even though the census says I am White. Our children consider themselves biracial. We want MENA added to the census.

[brer cat]

16. You have an interesting heritage.

Designing that part of the census is complicated, I think the important thing is how you self-identify.

[Hekate]

14. I smile so much when I see these photos. I may or may not be around in 2043, but I welcome it...

[sheshe2]

17. I smile as well, Hekate.

[Blue_true]

32. Barring an accident or unexpected illness, I should be around in 2043.

It will be interesting to compare the culture of that time to what I have witnessed.

[scarletlib]

18. Hoorah!

[George II]

19. I actually thought we reached that point a year or two ago. Southern heads are exploding!!!!

[sheshe2]

20. Nope.

Census says 2043. That is when it tips.

[jimfields33]

25. Oh they will wear the minority sign guaranteed

Special admissions to college, job preferences, you name it. They will suddenly expect minority status. I see it big time.

[Blue_true]

33. European origin Whites are at around 64%.

Hispanic Whites take it up to around 70%, but many of them observe Hispanic culture. But the non-White population, except for African Americans is growing faster than the White population, especially Hispanics from Mexico, Central and South America.

As an African American, I realistically expect a good part of my race to be absorbed by Whites and Hispanics by 2043, that genetic mixing seems to be happening at a faster clip down where I live in the South.

[speak easy]

22. You know the song sheshe2

about that 'great big melting pot'

[bringthePaine]

24. why else are the RefuKKKchickens in utter meltdown? plz, ask me a tough one...😏

[BobTheSubgenius]

26. I thought it was closer than that. 2028?

Even that is too far out. SO much can happen even before 2028, let alone 2043.

[sheshe2]

28. Last I checked, several years ago that was the projection.

You are correct, it is happening more quickly. No wonder they are so frightened and fragile. I am white and I applaud it.

As I have written previously, racial and ethnic diversity will be an essential ingredient of America’s future. The mostly white baby boomer culture that defined the last half of the 20th century is giving way to a more multihued, multicultural nation. The demographic underpinnings for this have been set in place for a while, but the new census data places an exclamation point on them. It suggests that past projections of increased racial and ethnic diversity may have been too cautious given the accelerated aging and decline of the white population. We will know more when the full 2020 census results are released next year.

One fact is already clear: As the nation becomes even more racially diverse from the “bottom up” of the age structure, more attention needs to be given to the needs and opportunities for America’s highly diverse younger generations. The demography alone dictates that this will be necessary to ensure success for these youth and the nation as a whole.

https://www.brookings.edu/research/new-census-data-shows-the-nation-is-diversifying-even-faster-than-predicted/

No wonder why trump wanted to hault the census. Hm.

Hot dayum. I might actually live to see it.

[BobTheSubgenius]

39. I also applaud it. It's a nail-biter for me.

It might be the only thing that saves the Republic, and even then, it might not be enough.

[sheshe2]

40. I know, Bob.

It might never be enough.

[electric_blue68]

27. They look like some of my fellow NYC'rs 👍

NYC passed that milestone at some point in past X years, decade+ ?

We are the beautiful rainbow, or strive to be. 🙂

[SeattleVet]

29. And the wingnuts are worried...why?

It's almost like they think that maybe we treat minorities differently.

[ShazamIam]

31. It is the kind of event that, the sooner the better, fits well. Of course we humans never seem to

run out of reasons to be divisive.

[Blue_true]

34. People are divisive by nature.

So as soon as skin color becomes less of a dividing point, something else will be found to divide with.

[roamer65]

35. Evolution of the human race.

Just a natural process.

We will look very different in 200 years.

Note to fellow Euros: Trying to resurrect Apartheid South Africa is going to FAIL.

[vercetti2021]

36. Hurry up

My cousin is italian/Hispanic mix. Great kid.

[Irish_Dem]

38. This is why white people are going crazy.