BLACK PEOPLE - The term black people is an English-Language phrase, used in certain countries, often in socially-based systems of racial classification of ethnicity to describe persons who are defined as belonging to a black ethnicity in their particular country, typically having either a degree of Sub-Saharan African ancestry or who are perceived to be dark skinned compared to other racial groups. Different societies such as Australia, Brazil, The United Kingdom, the United States, and South Africa apply differing criteria regarding who is classified black and these criterias has also varies over time. In some countries, social variables affect classifications as much as skin color, and social criteria for blackness vary. For example, in north America the term black people is not necessarily an indicator of skin color ethnic origin, but is more of a socially- based racial classification related to being African American, with a family history related to institutionalized slavery. In south Africa, and Latin America, mixed race people ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE BLACK, and in other regions, such as Australia and Malaysia, the term black has been applied to, and used by, populations with a very different history and racial origin.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 21:02:23 +0000
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