One example of this is Martin Luther King, Jr. using the term "negro" when talking about his own race in his 1963 speech I Have a Dream.

The term negro was used by the Spanish and Portuguese as a simple description of people.

He has taken part in debates about the use of this word, and he defends the use of the term "negro".

They also suggested he revised elements of his account in light of expert testimony on the usage of the term "negro" in Uruguay.

To spend three years in Amsterdam with Ajax and not know that the term "negro" is unacceptable in Europe suggests a tin ear at best.

Evra insulted his sister and Suarez used the term 'negro', this much is clear.

The term negro, literally meaning "black", was used by the Spanish and Portuguese as a simple description to refer to people.

In many cases, "social relations have become racialized"; for example the term "negro" is used to designate a worker, without any relation to the color of his skin.

The word indio (Indian, in English) is much less racially charged than the term negro in common Argentine language.

A survey done in the region determined that the Afro-Mexicans in this region themselves preferred the term "negro," although some prefer "moreno" and a number still use "mestizo."