black people
Dark-skinned ethnic group
Black people is a term for people of African descent, used as a demographic or identity category.
It is the standard neutral term in contemporary usage: Black people have contributed enormously to American music.
The phrase functions as a plural noun referring to the group collectively.
Whether to capitalize "black" in this context is a matter of ongoing style debate, with many publications now preferring the capitalized form to signal recognition of a distinct cultural identity. (Capitalized Black people emphasizes cultural and ethnic identity.)
Natural coloring compound
- AfrocentricEmphasizing African cultural viewpoint
- colorismBias based on complexion
- double consciousnessAwareness of conflicting identities
- one-drop ruleAny ancestry means full classification
passing · biracial · mixed race · code-switching · representation · visibility · solidarity · kinship
Family line of descent
- African diasporaGlobal spread from one continent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- genealogyStudy of family descent
legacy · Middle Passage · oral history · freedmen · Great Migration · transatlantic · motherland · repatriation
Improvisational American music genre
- bluesMournful American music genre
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- soulInnermost animating essence
R&B · funk · spoken word · Harlem Renaissance · Negro spirituals · step dance · barbershop · HBCU
Forced separation by group
- integrationCombining into a whole
- Jim CrowRacial separation laws
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
- NAACPCivil rights advocacy organization
sit-ins · boycott · affirmative action · civil disobedience · emancipation · March on Washington · redlining · desegregation
melanin
Natural coloring compound
- AfrocentricEmphasizing African cultural viewpoint
- colorismBias based on complexion
- double consciousnessAwareness of conflicting identities
one-drop rule · passing · biracial · mixed race · code-switching · representation · visibility · solidarity · kinship · community
ancestry
Family line of descent
- African diasporaGlobal spread from one continent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
genealogy · legacy · Middle Passage · oral history · freedmen · Great Migration · transatlantic · motherland · repatriation · Pan-Africanism
jazz
Improvisational American music genre
soul · R&B · funk · spoken word · Harlem Renaissance · Negro spirituals · step dance · barbershop · HBCU · call and response
segregation
Forced separation by group
- integrationCombining into a whole
- Jim CrowRacial separation laws
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
NAACP · sit-ins · boycott · affirmative action · civil disobedience · emancipation · March on Washington · redlining · desegregation · busing
black peoplewhite people
European-descent racial category
slaveholders · segregationists · white supremacists · colonizers
black, people, blacken, blackness, peoples, blacks, blackish, blackened, blackening