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  2. Neri (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Derived from the Italian word — nero (black), [2] to describe a dark-complexioned or black-haired person, though many Neris have no connection to that, but were given the surname precisely because of its commonness. e.g.:

  3. Racism in Italy - Wikipedia

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    In Medieval Italy, slavery was widespread, but was justified more often on religious rather than racial grounds. [32] Over the course of the Early Medieval period, however, Steven Epstein states that people "from regions like the Balkans, Sardinia, and across the Alps" were brought over to the peninsula by Italian merchants, who thus "replenished the stock of slaves". [32]

  4. Negro - Wikipedia

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    Negro denotes 'black' in Spanish and Portuguese, derived from the Latin word niger, meaning 'black', which itself is probably from a Proto-Indo-European root *nekw-, "to be dark", akin to *nokw-, 'night'. [4] [5] Negro was also used for the peoples of West Africa in old maps labelled Negroland, an area stretching along the Niger River.

  5. Talk : List of ethnic slurs/removed entries - Wikipedia

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    (U.S.) slur for black people - derived from the poultry term, often used as a term of sexual objectification for blacks. Darkness (N. America) An extremely dark skinned black person; gained popularity from its use on 'Chappelle's Show'. Darko (U.S.) racial slur that gained popularity in early 2006. It denotes a person with dark skin. Derka Derka

  6. Mulatto - Wikipedia

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    Mulatto (/ m j uː ˈ l æ t oʊ /, / m ə ˈ l ɑː t oʊ /) (original Italian spelling) is a racial classification that refers to people of mixed African and European ancestry only. When speaking or writing about a singular woman in English, the word is mulatta (Spanish: mulata).

  7. Two Italian protests, led by Black people, divided on if ...

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    CIVITANOVA MARCHE, Italy (AP) — Two marches Saturday in a well-to-do Italian Adriatic beach town both sought justice in the brutal The post Two Italian protests, led by Black people, divided on ...

  8. Color terminology for race - Wikipedia

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    In the 2000 US Census, "White" refers to "person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa." [21] In the 2000 US Census, "Black or African American" refers to a "person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa." [21] The other three self-designated races are not labeled by color ...

  9. Mural celebrating Black Italian volleyball star defaced with ...

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    A mural by Italian street artist Laika was intended to celebrate not only Egonu’s return to the team, which beat the United States to win a gold medal in women’s volleyball, but also her being ...