[aprilthird2021]

In DEI parlance, black and brown refers to African-Americans and Latinos, although, curiously they also do accept African H1B visa holders in this group, despite them typically having high education, wealth from home, etc.

[KPGv2]

> curiously they

Who is the "they" here. Whenever I see a pronoun (especially "they" it's always "they") with no referent, I ask this question.

[defrost]

In standard English "they" clearly refers to those that use DEI parlance.

[KPGv2]

When I have read writings on DEI, they usually talk about "African-Americans," a term historically used to refer to the descendants of slavery. Which writings by DEI professionals and experts have you read that say African H1B visa holders should be included in DEI initiatives?

[defrost]

> Which writings by DEI professionals and experts have you read ...

None. I'm a third party HN commentator that dropped in to address the incorrect assertion that the sentence in question contained a "they" with no referent.

I have six decades of reading, writing, and speaking Commonwealth English and four or so with American English and felt the user who asked could use the grammar assist.

[aprilthird2021]

But they are included. Because the companies talk about demographics and include "black" as one of those. A group which mixes African-Americans and African immigrants together