TAMPA, Fla. — Is it important to settle on a single word to identify people of Hispanic heritage in the United States?
Whatever the answer, many have tried but met with limited success. It’s a question that takes on added urgency as Hispanics grow as a share of the population in the Tampa Bay area, the state of Florida and across the country.
The word “Latinx,” favored by many younger Hispanics as a more inclusive option, got a boost when it was adopted by the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, the largest and oldest Hispanic and Latino civil rights organization in the U.S.
