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Meanings of black people in English

Russian
чернокожие люди
Portuguese
negro
Spanish
negro
Catalan
negres
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Humans typically having a degree of Sub-Saharan African ancestry.

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чернокожие люди
Usage of black people in English
1
The food was plenty; the poor black people lazy and not unhappy.
The Virginians
2
The black people call him Mavoom, but his white name is Rodd.
The People of the Mist
3
I can do all sorts of things with black people, of course.
Kim
4
My father's example taught me to love the way black people speak.
The Guardian
5
However, black people are still under-represented in Britain's financial heart, he says.
BBC
6
Botha's regime did not regard black people as humans but as animals.
The Guardian
7
Also, saying black people only know soccer is quite stereotypical and misinformed.
The South African
8
Though more black people have jobs, they're not necessarily very good ones.
The Guardian
9
Remember when Google's image recognition service started labeling black people as gorillas?
Wired
10
Demonstrators loudly and repeatedly accused the city police of hating black people.
The Guardian
11
There black people are relatively scarce and have never held public office.
The Irish Times
12
The authorities claimed then that black people were content with their lot.
The South African
13
I tell you, we Germans know how to rule these black people!
The Ivory Trail
14
He looked around carefully; he could only see a few black people.
New york: the novel
15
They've made their money exploiting black people and marrying into the aristocracy.
The Guardian
16
They're just doing hip-hop for people who are afraid of black people.
The Guardian
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Translations for black people
Black people through the time
Black people across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Less common
Australia
Less common
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