Anthropology . a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, esp. those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa

no longer in technical use.

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of one of the traditional racial divisions of humankind, generally marked by brown to black skin pigmentation, dark eyes, and woolly or crisp hair and including esp. the indigenous peoples of Africa south of the Sahara.

being a member of the black peoples of humankind, esp. those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.