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Glossary
Black
A common way that people of African descent describe
themselves in countries such as South Africa, the USA
and parts of Europe. In the UK, the term was also used
(and can still be) as a political identity by other non-
White minority ethnic groups, especially Asians, on the
basis of their shared experience of racism and joint
anti-racist organising.
Black is capitalised throughout this document, in
keeping with standard usage in the relevant secondary
literature. For consistency of format, the term ‘White’
has also been capitalised.
BME
Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) is the terminology
normally used in the UK to describe people resident in
the country who are of non-White descent. Typically,
this refers to people who, through one or both parents,
descend from non-White populations in Africa, Asia
(from East Asia to the Near and Middle East), Latin
America, or the First Nations populations of North
America and Australasia. Sometimes Black, Asian and
Minority Ethnic (BAME) or ‘People of Colour’ are used
instead.
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