What to consider when choosing colors for race, ethnicity, and world regions
Data on race and ethnicity is often important. (Especially U.S.) newsrooms, NGOs, and others should and will use data to show that racism exists — until the day it doesn’t. But just as with data visualizations on gender, visualizations of race can come with subconscious biases and even reinforce racist stereotypes. This article explains what to keep in mind when choosing colors for a visualization with racial categories – so that all readers feel respected.



▻https://blog.datawrapper.de/colors-for-race-ethnicity-world-regions
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