Should the term replace ethnic minority?
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 16, 2025
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The term "people of the global majority" was brought to prominence by Rosemary Campbell Stephens
Over the past few years numerous organisations as well as the UK government have dropped the acronym BAME, which stands for black, Asian and minority ethnic.
While other terms such as ethnic minority and people of colour are still routinely used, another appears to be building momentum - people of the global majority.
Global majority refers to people who are "black, Asian . . .
