Do Ethnicities Need to Be Capitalized?

Racial and ethnic groups are designated by proper nouns and are capitalized. Therefore, use “Black” and “White” instead of “black” and “white” (do not use colors to refer to other human groups; doing so is considered pejorative). Likewise, capitalize terms such as “Native American,” “Hispanic,” and so on.

Do you have to capitalize Latino?

“Use “Latino” (or “Latina” for one or more female individuals) to refer to people of Latin American descent who live in the U.S. (those living in Latin America are “Latin Americans”). ... “Latino” is always capitalized.” Latinx is a newer term that is said to be more inclusive.

Do you capitalize races in MLA?

Chicago, APA, and MLA all say to use Internet and World Wide Web but web and website. Color words for race: Chicago, AP, and MLA all say to lowercase black and white when used to designate race. Chicago does have the caveat that authors with a strong preference to capitalize these words may do so.