Hispanics

The term Hispanic refers to persons, cultures, or countries related to the Spanish language, Spanish culture, Spanish people, or to Spain in general. It commonly applies to the people of countries once under colonial possession by the Spanish Empire following Spanish colonization of the Americas, parts of the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. Principally, what are today the countries of Hispanic America, the Spanish Philippines, Spanish Guinea and Spanish Sahara where Spanish may or may not be the predominant or official language and their cultures are heavily derived from Spain although with strong local indigenous or other foreign influences. It could be argued that the term Hispanic should apply to all Spanish-speaking cultures in the Americas, as the historical roots of the word specifically pertain to the Iberian region.

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Poor sleep predicts long-term cognitive decline in Hispanics more so than in whites

Black and Hispanic motorists are searched at higher rates than White motorists, yet contraband is found at substantially lower rates among Blacks and Hispanics. If police were to equalize search rates across races while maintaining the status quo search rate, they would increase contraband yield.

High COVID-19 death rate among Hispanics may be linked to work: Study

Study: Hispanic Americans have died of COVID-19 at disproportionately high rate compared to whites because of workplace exposure to the virus. Patterns revealed in the data ideally will discourage what amounts to victim-blaming—attributing an unequally high rate of COVID-19 deaths among Hispanics.

Many Hispanics died of COVID-19 because of work exposure, study suggests

Many Hispanics died of COVID-19 because of work exposure