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An entry point to building a strong foundation of data and support for the Latinx community.
Introduction
This report aims to craft a baseline narrative of the Latinx community in Pinellas County that informs, guides and deploys an equity strategy. This narrative seeks to address the community that has no clear racial identification and faces labels as well as categories that fail to reflect Latinx’s views and experiences (Gonzalez-Hermoso and Santos).
Through connection, conversation, and creativity, a group of community volunteers, Mi Gente, seek to:
shape the Latinx narrative,
listen for modalities to create inclusion and belonging,
heal with each other,
build capacity for unity and equity through advocacy
Mi Gente Mi Pueblo is committed to amplifying the stories of Latinx, healing internalized oppressive behaviors and attitudes, and advocating for systematic changes. The group aims to create and share space to empower the Latinx narrative safely. They prioritize building social movements across places, people, and issues. With these driving goals, the need for an authentic portrait of Tampa Bay Latinx families and individuals is crucial.
Florida possesses the 3rd largest Latinx population in the nation. According to the US Census, the Tampa Bay area refers to the Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties, or the Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater metropolitan areas. In the Tampa Bay area, Latinx families continue to plant roots and call the area home. They consist of engaged community residents, innovative business owners, creative artists, educators, healers, and equity advocates.
Of the 331 million people in the United States (U.S.), 18% are Latinx, which is closely mirrored in Pinellas County, where the Latinx population represents 10.2% of residents (U.S. Census Bureau).While Pinellas County has 24 cities, the largest representation of Latinx in St. Petersburg (8.7% Latinx), Clearwater (17.8%), and Largo (11.5%) (Unite Pinellas Data Explorer). Therefore, the report will focus on the aforementioned areas and draw comparisons as inferences where possible.
The data visualized and reviewed presents recommendations for systemic improvements and considerations for how to close identified gaps in the Latinx community in Pinellas County.
Data in this report will be leveraged to identify gaps, community needs, and trends, specifically, examining the various educational, wealth, and poverty levels and the economic impact Latinx contributes to the county.These areas will be compared to other racial and ethnic groups to show disparities and areas where Latinx is underrepresented.
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