person of color
noun
plural people of color also persons of color
: a person whose skin pigmentation is other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a) : a person who is of a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) other than white or who is of mixed race
People of color account for 43 percent of the active-duty military, but the top ranks are largely white and male.—
Helene Cooper
Helene CooperBecause we are so accustomed to talking about race in terms of black and white, we often fail to recognize and contest expressions of racism that target people of color who are not black.—Angela Y. Davis
Angela Y. DavisExamples of person of color in a Sentence
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To his point, the salon is primarily a showcase for Omar King, a neurodivergent person of color whose folksy demeanor belies his raunchy writing style.
—John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
Should the list of Bond candidates be accurate, all three are white actors, though it has been widely suggested by fans that a future Bond could or should be a person of color.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
The State of the Air report also found that a person of color is more than twice as likely to live in a community with a failing grade for all three measures of pollution covered in the report.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
But there’s also something so interesting about Dr. Santos being a largely white-coding person of color.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
Should the list of Bond candidates be accurate, all three are white actors, though it has been widely suggested by fans that a future Bond could or should be a person of color.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
The State of the Air report also found that a person of color is more than twice as likely to live in a community with a failing grade for all three measures of pollution covered in the report.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
But there’s also something so interesting about Dr. Santos being a largely white-coding person of color.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Person of color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person%20of%20color. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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