Episode 65: The Numbers Didn’t Change: How Census Classification Can Erase Black Latino and Garifuna Identity

Send us Fan Mail What happens when we accurately describe who we are, but the government’s classification algorithms record us as something different? In this episode of The Garifuna Experience Podcast, host José Francisco Ávila explores the critical intersection of Census data, demographic classification, and political power. Drawing on recent peer-reviewed research by Ricardo Henrique Lowe, Yasmiyn Irizarry, Nancy López, Edward Vargas, and Shania Montufar, we examine how technical changes t...