Black people
skin color-based classification of people with origins in the tropical climate zone of Africa and Melanesia
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Summary
Black people is a race[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of race entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,653 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: person of color[3]
- Commons category: Black (human racial classification)[4]
- Topic's main category: Category:Black (human racial classification)[5]
- Commons gallery: Black people[6]
- Facet of: human skin color[7], race[8], indigenous peoples of Africa[9]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10], 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[11]
- Has characteristic: dark skin[12]
- Different from: Negro[13], black people[14]
- Female form of label: črnka[15], negra[16], černoška[17]
- Hashtag: blackpeople[18]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q22828639[19]
- Male form of label: črnec[20], negro[21], černoch[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora[23]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for Black people include anti-black sentiment[24].
Why It Matters
Black people has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 108 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]
Entities named for it include anti-black sentiment[24].