NAMED GROUPS Persons [M01] Persons Population Groups [M01.686] Population Groups African People [M01.686.254] African People Asian People [M01.686.330] Asian People Black People [M01.686.372] Black People Black or African American [M01.686.372.500] Black or African American Caribbean People [M01.686.413] Caribbean People Central American People [M01.686.429] Central American People European People [M01.686.445] European People Middle Eastern and North Africans [M01.686.461] Middle Eastern and North Africans North American People [M01.686.477] North American People Oceanians [M01.686.493] Oceanians South American People [M01.686.685] South American People White People [M01.686.877] White People

Black People - Preferred

Concept UI	M0002625
Scope note	Persons having origins in any of the black racial groups of AFRICA. Note that OMB category BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN is available for the United States population groups. Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.
Preferred term	Black People
Entry term(s)	Black Person

African Continental Ancestry Group - Preferred

Concept UI	M0444962
Scope note	Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the continent of Africa.
Preferred term	African Continental Ancestry Group

Negroid Race - Narrower

Concept UI	M0014552
Scope note	Historically, a group distinguished by classification according to physical features and origins in the western, central, and southern parts of Africa.
Preferred term	Negroid Race
Entry term(s)	Negroid Races Race, Negroid Races, Negroid