Shared minority status

Shared minority status would suggest that issues of empowerment, representation, access, and policy responsiveness can serve as a bridge to unite different minority groups. Discuss the positives and obstacles for Latinos in forming coalitions with other minority communities, especially the African American community. minority, a culturally, ethnically, or racially distinct group that coexists with but is subordinate to a more dominant group. As the term is used in the social sciences, this subordinacy is the chief defining characteristic of a minority group. As such, minority status does not necessarily correlate to population.