diff --git a/sklearn/datasets/descr/boston_house_prices.rst b/sklearn/datasets/descr/boston_house_prices.rst
index dec9b999cd592..948bccf080c82 100644
--- a/sklearn/datasets/descr/boston_house_prices.rst
+++ b/sklearn/datasets/descr/boston_house_prices.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Boston house prices dataset
         - RAD      index of accessibility to radial highways
         - TAX      full-value property-tax rate per $10,000
         - PTRATIO  pupil-teacher ratio by town
-        - B        1000(Bk - 0.63)^2 where Bk is the proportion of blacks by town
+        - B        1000(Bk - 0.63)^2 where Bk is the proportion of black people by town
         - LSTAT    % lower status of the population
         - MEDV     Median value of owner-occupied homes in $1000's