IDENTITY IS A TRICKY, COMPLICATED, AND OFTEN MESSY THING

OR INSTANCE, THE LABELS USED TO DESCRIBE RACE HAVE EXISTED in many iterations throughout history—often first concocted by white leaders of a given location looking to stratify societies in malevolent ways. Nearly every generation in American history has discussed race and ethnicity—from “Negro” to “African-American,” Black people have had a journey. Some people champion using “Indigenous” over “Native American.” Still, there tends to be even more confusion for some on