Black British people are British citizens of either African descent or of Black African-Caribbean (sometimes called "Afro-Caribbean") background. The term Black British developed in the 1950s, referring to the Black British West Indian people from the former Caribbean British colonies in the West Indies (ie , the New Commonwealth) now referred to as the Windrush Generation and people from Africa, who are residents of the United Kingdom and are British. Black people with connections to Liverpool are also placed under this classification. It is also sometimes used to refer to the United Kingdom's Asian population, particularly those from India, Pakistan or Bangladesh.