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The Ancient Romans had two words for black: ater was a flat, dull black, while niger was a brilliant, saturated black. Ater has vanished from the vocabulary, but niger was the source of the country name Nigeria, [ 12 ] the English word Negro , and the word for "black" in most modern Romance languages ( French : noir ; Spanish and Portuguese ...
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.
Black is a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid- to dark brown complexion.Not all people considered "black" have dark skin; in certain countries, often in socially based systems of racial classification in the Western world, the term "black" is used to describe persons who are perceived as dark-skinned ...
The origin of the word lies with the Latin adjective niger ([ˈnɪɡɛr]), meaning "black". [2] [3] It was initially seen as a relatively neutral term, essentially synonymous with the English word negro. Early attested uses during the Atlantic slave trade (16th–19th century) often conveyed a merely patronizing attitude.
Latinos have grown up hearing someone be called "negrita" or "negrito," but the Spanish term, a diminutive of Black, stirs debate over whether it's a term of endearment or a legacy of a racist past.
The decision to spell 'Black' with a capital 'B' and lowercase 'white' in a racial context is well-intended, but it may be doing more harm than good.
OPINION: While very few probably know the true origins of Black community staples, it’s always fun to provide a possible history. The post A possible, but unlikely cultural Black staple origin ...
Dilapidated hotel sign, Route 80, Statesboro, Georgia. The picture was taken in 1979, after the end of segregation. In the United States, colored was the predominant and preferred term for African Americans in the mid- to late nineteenth century in part because it was accepted by both white and black Americans as more inclusive, covering those of mixed-race ancestry (and, less commonly, Asian ...