A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/30/97-28653/revisions-to-the-standards-for-the classification-of-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity). In the United States it is used for classification of federal government data on race and ethnicity. Race and ethnicity terms are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.

Annotation

use only for the United States population groups. BLACK PEOPLE is also available

DUI

D001741 MeSH Browser

CUI

M000757637

History note

2023(2004); for BLACKS use BLACK PEOPLE 2004-2022

Public note

2023; see NEGROES 1963-1975, BLACKS 1976-2003, AFRICAN AMERICANS 2004-2022