Black people is a term used in certain countries, often in socially based systems of racial classification or of ethnicity, to describe persons who are perceived to be dark-skinned compared to other given populations. As such, <answer>the meaning of the expression varies widely both between and within societies</answer>, and depends significantly on context. For many other individuals, communities and countries, "black" is also perceived as a derogatory, outdated, reductive or otherwise unrepresentative label, and as a result is neither used nor defined.
Do all regions perceive that term "black people" the same?
the meaning of the expression varies widely both between and within societies