In 1887, Oregon, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey all declared a special legal holiday in September to celebrate workers. â
Afro-Brazilian religions are popular with blacks and whites alike in Brazil. Some groups follow traditional African religious practices. An example is Condomble, a religion brought by the Yoruba people of Nigeria when they came to Brazil as slaves.
Anyone who has ancestry or origin in Africa could be considered Black. The term Black is not just exclusive to African-Americans. It could include Dominicans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Haitians, Jamaicans, Brazilians, South Americans, East Indians, Polynesians, or any other group of people with African ancestors.ost African ethnic groups and some Caribbeans are considered black, as well as African Americans and black Hispanics. Indians are considered brown or just Indian, Middle Easterners are not considered black, Filipinos are Asian, and Samoans are simply Samoans. It seems that only blacks and whites are labeled colours.