General Article What is ‘Global Majority’ and why is it replacing ‘BAME’?

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One acronym to describe people of Black, Asian, Indigenous or Latin ancestry is falling out of favour - we look at why.

By Nadine White, Race Correspondent

More and more organisations are ditching the term ‘BAME’ in reference to people of Black, Asian, Indigenous or Latin ancestry, instead opting to use ‘Global Majority’.

This week, the National Trust employed the language while announcing a new training initiative geared towards boosting ethnic representation.

But what does ‘Global Majority’...

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