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1	An index of tropes and other pages about black people. For the color, see TropesInBlack.
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3	[[index]]
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5	'''Related indexes:'''
6	+ AfricanAmericanCreators
7	+ AfricanAmericanMedia
8	+ Myth/AfricanMythology
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11	!!Useful Notes
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13	* UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}
14	* UsefulNotes/BlackLivesMatterMovement
15	* UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement
16	* UsefulNotes/RodneyKingAndTheLosAngelesRiots
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18	!!Tropes
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20	* AfricanTerrorists: Ruthless militants and guerrilla fighters from Sub-Saharan African countries.
21	* AfroAsskicker: A lot of hair would realistically be a hamper in battle, but not for this character!
22	* {{Afrofuturism}}: Melding SpeculativeFiction and the black experience.
23	* AmbiguouslyBrown: When characters have brown skin, but it's very unclear where they're from.
24	* AngryBlackManStereotype: A (unfortunately stereotyped) black man who is always angry at [[BlamingTheMan The Man]].
25	* BlackAndNerdy: A black character is also very smart to a nerdy degree.
26	* BlackBossLady: The boss of an operation is both black and a woman, and is more often than not very, very good at her job.
27	* BlackBoxerStereotype: A frequently occurring archetype in boxing stories, usually an African American.
28	* BlackDudeDiesFirst: When the token minority of the cast (usually a black man, though not always) is the first to go.
29	* {{Blackface}}: A non-black person putting on something to darken their skin tone and appear black, maybe with big white/red lips to boot.
30	* BlackfaceStyleCaricature: Drawings of black characters which are designed to look like blackface.
31	* BlackGalOnWhiteGuyDrama: A black woman and a white man are together and have to suffer criticism for it.
32	* BlackIsBiggerInBed: Black men having larger penises than other races, usually for comedy.
33	* BlackJezebelStereotype: Black women being more objectified and/or portrayed as inherently more sexual than women of other races.
34	* BlackLikeMe: Character disguises themselves or is transformed into a non-white race to experience what life is like for people of said race. [[note]]Not the same as, but maybe overlapping with, {{Blackface}}[[/note]]
35	* BlackRepublican: A black character is a Republican and/or leans right politically.
36	* BlackVikings: A minority character is in a work, but it doesn't make sense in the historical setting.
37	* {{Blaxploitation}}: A genre of film with a hero whose main attributes is the fact that they're black (almost always behaving stereotypically), badass, and fighting against the bad guys pretty violently.
38	* BlaxploitationParody: A technical {{Blaxploitation}} film (see above), but it acknowledges the problems with the genre and avoids them in favor of the good.
39	* BlindBlackGuy: A black man who is also blind and may or may not serve as some kind of wise mentor role.
40	* BorrowinSamedi: Famously portrayed as black and a "god" to a historically black religion.
41	* {{Bulungi}}: A stereotypical country in sub-Saharan Africa.
42	* ButNotTooBlack: A character faces colorism.
43	* DarkestAfrica: The stereotype that all of Africa is "uncivilized".
44	* TheDiva: She's strong, dark, beautiful, a go-getter, mature, and demands respect.
45	* ElectricBlackGuy: A black character with the superpower to control electricity.
46	* FunnyAfro: A character has an afro simply because it's funny.
47	* GhettoName: A [[TruthInTelevision true]] but often overexaggerated name for a black character in a poor area. See the page for examples.
48	* HoodFilm: A genre of films primarily about urban working-class black youths in poverty-stricken neighborhoods.
49	* JiveTurkey: Usually speaks African-American slang.
50	* LiteraryWorksByAfricanAmericanAuthors: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A list of literary works by African-American authors]].
51	* MagicalNegro: A black character who is both wise and mystic, only existing to give wisdom to other non-black characters.
52	* MalcolmXerox: Someone who is willing to go to violent extremes for the sake of an oppressed group.
53	* {{Mammy}}: A black woman [[note]]Though races may vary depending on the time and area.[[/note]] who is generally obese, uneducated but wise, middle-aged, serving as a maid and/or babysitter for a white family.
54	* NWordPrivileges: Slurs and insults to a group are only acceptable when used by people ''in'' said group.
55	* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: A white character humorously acts in a stereotypically "black" manner.
56	* RaceFilm: Films released from the 1910s to 1950s with an all-black cast but generally did not discuss racism in favor of other subjects.
57	* SassyBlackWoman: A black woman known for being very sassy, very loudly.
58	* ScaryBlackMan: The scary, intimidating, large, strong, and quiet guy (or girl) is also black.
59	* SonOfAnApe: Insulting black people (or humans in general) by comparing them to apes.
60	* SoulBrotha: A black character who is ''amazingly'' cool, always calm and in general "groovy."
61	* StarbucksSkinScale: Skin colors are compared to coffee (i.e. "cream", "mocha", "caramel", etc.)
62	* TokenBlackFriend: A black character whose main purpose is to revolve around the non-black main character and/or only add diversity to a work.
63	* UncleTomfoolery: A goofy usually incompetent black guy who sole purpose is being the comic relief.
64	* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: A black man and a white woman are romantically together. Usually, the couple experiences criticism.
65	* WhiteBreadAndBlackBrotha: An OddCouple consisting of a straight-laced white guy and a streetwise black guy.
66	* TheWhitestBlackGuy: A Black character usually of African American culture, that is told or feels like they fit in better with White people than their own culture based on their dialect or behaviors.
67	* TheYardies: Black gangsters in Britain.
68	* YouAreACreditToYourRace: A black person who exceeds others' expectation of their race.
69	* YouKnowImBlackRight: Character A insults a group in front of Character B, who coldly informs them that they are ''part'' of said group.
70	[[/index]]

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