The word Negro was adopted from Spanish and Portuguese and first recorded from the mid 16th century. It remained the standard term throughout the 17th - 19th centuries and was used by prominent black American campainers such as W.E.B Dubois and Booker T.Washington in the early 20th century. Since the Black power movement of the 1960s, however when the term black was favoured as the term to express
racial pride, eversince Negro has dropped out of favour and now seems out of date and even offensive. But of late with the successes achieved by the black race it dont really matter anymore being called, black, negro, coloured etc. personally i think it is the intent of the person using it, if it has a derogatory tone then it is an issue otherwise it means nothing. Negroes root is an interactive forum, the digital medium that represents our magazine the ROOT, it is set up with the sole aim of celebrating black excellence. We are non racial non religious organisation, we are endowned with a team of seasoned, proactive, focussed and determined proffessionals with varied experience and a passion for excellence. We are positioned to re-highlight and strenghten the african development faith and also to awaken the consciousness of the black community, still trying to enphasise the root of all Negroes no matter where you are still remain mother land Africa. People are welcome to share their opinion on any of our post and also advice on how to take the movement forward. also our magazine the ROOT features black events from all over the globe so where ever such an event is taking place invite us and we will be so glad to cover it. Our pictures are randomely selected and we greatly apologise for the right of usage. Feel free to comment on any of them as we celebrate the beauty, the brains and also those that shape black history.
