POC
noun[Corplural]
(alsoPoC)uk/ˌpiː.əʊˈsiː/us/ˌpiː.oʊˈsiː/abbreviationforpersonofcolourorpeopleofcolour: apersonwho does notconsiderthemselves to bewhite, orpeoplewho do notconsiderthemselves to bewhite:
I'm often the only POC in ameeting.
Most of the women werewhite, but there were a few PoC.
Compare
BIPOC
- Manywhitepeopledon'teventhinkabout it when theyoppressPOC.
- Thephotoprojectstemsfrom thelackofmediarepresentationof POC.
- It's not justAfricans: I'vemetother foreign-born POCs who've takenjobsthat weren'tcommensuratewiththeireducationandexperience.