Black British is a term which has had different meanings and uses as a racial and political label. Historically it has been used to refer to any non-white British national. The term was first used at the end of the British Empire, when several major colonies formally gained independence and thereby created a new form of national identity. The term was at that time (1950s) used mainly to describe those from the former colonies of India, Africa, and the Caribbean, i.e. the New Commonwealth.

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  • Black British is a term which has had different meanings and uses as a racial and political label. Historically it has been used to refer to any non-white British national. The term was first used at the end of the British Empire, when several major colonies formally gained independence and thereby created a new form of national identity. The term was at that time (1950s) used mainly to describe those from the former colonies of India, Africa, and the Caribbean, i.e. the New Commonwealth. In some circumstances the word "Black" still signifies all ethnic minority populations. More recently it has come to define a British resident with specifically Sub-Saharan African ancestral origins, who self-identifies, or is identified, as "Black", African or Afro-Caribbean. Black Britons also emigrate from other countries, such as Brazil and the USA. Currently, Black British is used by the British authorities to mean UK passport holders of African or Afro-Caribbean origin (e.g. the usage of the Commission for Racial Equality).
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  • January 2009
  • June 2009
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  • Talk:Black British Black British population merger proposal
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  • The above figure includes 2006 estimates for Black people of any origin (Caribbean, African or Other) in England in addition to people belonging to the same group from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from the 2001 Census. It also includes people of any Black background (Caribbean, African or Other) mixed with any White background (British, Irish or Other), and does not include people of say Mixed Black and Asian backgrounds, which although was featured as an ethnic group in the 2001 Census wasn't released to the public in figures. Please note that the above figure only includes mixed Black and White people in England in 2006, and Mixed Black and White people in Wales in 2001.
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  • Black British
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  • Black British is a term which has had different meanings and uses as a racial and political label. Historically it has been used to refer to any non-white British national. The term was first used at the end of the British Empire, when several major colonies formally gained independence and thereby created a new form of national identity. The term was at that time (1950s) used mainly to describe those from the former colonies of India, Africa, and the Caribbean, i.e. the New Commonwealth.
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  • Black British
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