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Black people

vr.tr.black-people · SOC.PER

Let an agent describe Black communities and their histories respectfully with attribution, use appropriate terminology by context, present demographic and cultural information with sources, and avoid stereotyping.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe Black communities and their histories respectfully with attribution, use appropriate terminology by context, present demographic and cultural information with sources, and avoid stereotyping.

People of sub-Saharan African ancestry, including Africans and members of the African diaspora such as African Americans, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latin American, Afro-Cuban and Black European communities, a category shaped by history, self-identification and varying national definitions; the term is used by many communities as a self-designation and is treated with respect, avoiding generalisation and using the names communities use for themselves.

What it is for: Describing a social and historical category respectfully.

It can be use terminology appropriate to context; describe communities and histories with sources; present demographic data with sources; avoid stereotypes and generalisation.

Distinguishing features

African ancestry

Self-identification

Diverse communities

Context-dependent terminology

What it looks like

Not a physical thing; a diverse group of peoples and communities.

How it is recognised

Defined by ancestry and self-identification

Includes many distinct communities

Appearance alone does not define membership

Related models

is a kind of - category

person of color

is related to - historical dispersal

African diaspora

is related to - social categorisation

ethnic group

is related to - discrimination faced

racism

In practice

Families and kinds

African peoples

African American communities

Afro-Caribbean communities

Afro-Latin American communities

Black communities in Europe and elsewhere

Standards and regulation

Census and statistical definitions by country

Anti-discrimination law

Editorial style guides on terminology

Failure modes and hazards

Stereotyping and generalisation

Using outdated or offensive terms

Treating a diverse category as homogeneous

Also called

black supremacistAfro-Saint LuciansBlack AfricansAfro-CubanAfro-Latin AmericansAfrican diaspora in the AmericasAfro-SurinameseAfro-VenezuelansAfro-BarbadianAfro-UruguayanAfrican BraziliansAfro CaribbeansBlack Puerto RicanAfro-ChileanBlack Hispanic and Latino AmericansAfro-AnguillianAfro-BermudianAfro Turks and Caicos IslandersAfro-Antiguan and BarbudanAfro-BahamianCaracolesAfrican JamaicanRaizalAfro-FinnsBlack CanadiansSaint Vincentian CanadiansKenyan CanadiansTanzanian CanadiansZambian CanadiansAngolan CanadiansEthiopian CanadiansJamaican CanadiansAfro-Haitians

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Terminology Words and names.

Respect.

Terms

Appropriate terms.

Terms

Terms.

  1. Which terms are appropriate in this country and context, according to style guides and community usage? provenance
  2. Which terms are outdated or offensive? provenance

Self

Self-designation.

Self

Self-designation.

  1. How does this community describe itself, such as Afro-Cuban or Afro-Saint Lucian? provenance
  2. Is capitalisation of Black followed per the relevant style? boundary
History Histories.

Attribution.

Diaspora

Diaspora histories.

Diaspora

Diaspora.

  1. What is the history of this community, including migration, enslavement and its aftermath, according to historians and the community? provenance
  2. Which sources are authoritative? provenance

Rights

Civil rights.

Rights

Civil rights.

  1. What civil rights movements and legal changes affected Black people in this country? provenance
  2. Which issues remain, according to documented reports? provenance
Data Demographics.

Sources.

Census

Census data.

Census

Census.

  1. How are Black populations counted in this country census, and what are the figures? provenance
  2. How do definitions differ between countries? boundary

Disparities

Documented disparities.

Disparities

Disparities.

  1. Which disparities in health, income or justice are documented, and what causes do researchers attribute them to? provenance
  2. Is the presentation free of deterministic claims? boundary
Culture Culture and boundaries.

Respect.

Culture

Cultural contributions.

Culture

Culture.

  1. What are the cultural traditions and contributions of this community, in its own terms? provenance
  2. Which institutions represent it? provenance

Boundaries

Harmful requests.

Boundaries

Boundaries.

  1. Is the request stereotyping, dehumanising or promoting supremacist ideas, which should be declined? boundary
  2. Which entry fits an extremist movement as a documented phenomenon? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each community be a separate entry?
  • How should style guides be linked?
  • How should census definitions be linked?
Draft as JSON