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"Over all, black Hispanics and American Indians have the highest rates of intermarriage."

I am thrilled to see they are recognizing black Hispanics as a bonafide group. Being forced to choose between the two gets old quick.

I don't know that I consider black hispanic/african american marriages interracial however...

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But I guess you can't have it both ways - if Black and black Hispanics should indeed be two distinct racial groups it would be a bit arbitrary to say marriages between them aren't interracial, no?

That's why it says they are listing interracial and interethnic marriages.

What is a black Hispanic? hispanic + amerindian or hispanic + african.

At least here in Mexico, no one will think at themselves as black. May be the term should be hispanic non white

What about elsewhere in Latin America? For example, in Cuba, there is a large Afro-Cuban community, isn't there?

There are black people all over Latin America. During the slave trade, about 60% of slaves wound up in Portuguese and Spanish America.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade#New_World_...

yes, that may apply for some countries. But then how do you classify hispanics of amerindian origin?

Mestizo, typically.

Yeah, I should have clarified. I don't think black hispanics and african americans should be classified as separate racial groups, but the two groups are definitely make up different ethnic groups. Different languages, food, perspectives on America (considering our status as 1st and 2nd gen immigrants), etc.

That said, a marriage between a black person from North Carolina and someone from Panama is about as remarkable as an white American marrying another white person from France. Inter-ethnic, yes, but not quite belonging on a chart equating it with interracial relationships.

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