for "african americans"?
543946
I'd rather be called black
959259
Very good question, I don't know why black people are called African Americans. Some black people have never even been to Africa. But it everyone wants to get technical we are all African Americans. when life frist started we all came from Africa. When all the contenients were together it was call something like( shit I forgot the name ) but africa was the center of it all . even in biblicul times, it said we all came from that region. So again we are all African american in a way
1011962
A buff black person from Africa?\n\n*no offense, anyone.
675463
Don't Know! Other than Black people use the word "Homes"
130143
I take it you meant Afro-Americans, right?  The spelling was incorrect.......I am a Black American.  And I can honestly say we are not the only aggressive race in the U.S., and I'm not sure what part of Africa you have visited but alot of Africans do not have the right to speak up on matters in their country.  Maybe that is why you don't think they are very aggressive.  But every race that I know of here in the U.S. is very vocal and aggressive when it comes to their rights.  I am sorry you feel that way about Blacks and your own country!:(
395806
I'll speak up for it!  Give me a man of ethics, who is truly a representative President, who understands the basic nature of our country and will fight for it as our Commander, who is better qualified than any other U.S.A. born citizen of any other group, race, religion, whatever, and I'll vote for them, and more.  If they are the first, I'll join their campaign, volunteer time, etc.\nHowever, as yet, I haven't seen one.  It seems that the African-American (I hate that term.  You're a U.S.A. citizen, you live in the U.S. of A., "America" covers two full continents, and I don't give a darn what country your ancestors come from and we should drop the whole ethnic thing, but that's a different question) seem to support people who keep harping on the African-American seperateness and people don't want an African-American President.  They want a President.  Period.  The few "African-Americans" who actually don't give a darn whether they are called "African-Americans" are usually called "Uncle Toms" or other names by the same people who seem to want the "African-American" population to stay isolated.\n\nI sometimes think the "White Slaveholders" of the south just changed their name and became the Democrats of today.  Keep the slaves dependant, keep them seperate, make a former Klansman (Mr. Byrd) a Senator, keep them hating success, The Man, school, etc.\n\nGoodness sake!  How will we ever get a black President if the people involved (that's all of us) don't speak up against such behavior!\n\nEvery U.S.A. Citizen should encourage love of school, business, success, becoming one people, immigrating from around the world (legally, please), free speech (even if it doesn't please you, like Cosby or talk radio, or Fox channel, or demonstrators (legal and law-abiding) against the war, or ANY poster in the Yahoo! Answers forum that follow the rules that the owners have asked us all to follow (their right, their soap-box).\n\nGet some for us, we're waiting.  I don't think we have long to wait, but a good way to check the waters is to see who calls Condi Rice names.\n\nYou'll see what I mean.  Someone doesn't want "African-Americans" in the White House, and it isn't President Bush (who put more minority groups in the major posts of his cabinet than any President before him.  President Clinton (whom I respect AS a President, regardless of personal problems), posted none to any major position in his cabinet.\n\nWatch the name-callers.  Those are the enemies.  Those are the ones who are seditiously trying to undermine our country and prevent us from getting a good President, regardless of the color of their skin, hair, eyes, or political party.\n\nThese are the people I speak up about.\n\nI hope you will, too.  Then we'll have a President, and I bet, soon after these people realize they DO NOT have a chance to undermine our country, that the President will all his ancestors from Africa and none from Europe.\n\nBut he won't be African-American.\n\nHe'll be one of us.
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I think I understand what your trying to ask.....you're wondering if the African people distinguish themselves like "I'm Nigerian, I'm Egyptian, I'm from Mali, I'm South African"......etc. I believe they do. I've got two African friends who are Somalians. That's what they call themselves.\n\nNow to the African Americans here in the US. We consider ourselves blacks or African-Americans, because some of our ancestors were African....many can't say "I'm Kenyan" because we don't know where our first African ancestor came from. (By the way "black" means from the darkest to the lightest of us.) I'm black, native indian and caucasian and probably a lot of other ethnicities. But I call myself Indian, because that's what I am predominantly.....I guess your next question will be....is there a difference between Indians? Of course. (smile)
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In the last form I filled out I was referred to as               Non-Hispanic White. How's that for racism?\nAn implication that I am lacking as I am not a member of this group or that group. I have Black friends who also have problems with the hyphenated Americanism implying they are not "fully" American.\n\n I am Irish,\nNorwegian,\nEnglish,\nFrench,\nScottish,\nGerman-American :)\nThey would not let me hyphenate the whole way, they kept cutting it off at French, even when I used commas instead of hyphens
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I don't like the whole PC nomenclature because it's all based on physical characteristics anyway. Someone else mentioned white South Africans and alluded to the fact that they aren't truly African. Is that just because whites immigrated there from Europe or are descendants of those Europeans who claimed the land as their own? Well then, if those old "land bridge" theories are correct, then instead of referring to anyone as "Native Americans," we need to understand that technically, they are probably "Asian-Americans." Just how far back in one's ancestry do we need to go? And why isn't "European-American" as widely accepted and used as the other "(continent)-American" forms? And if I become a citizen of Berlin, will I be a "North American-German" or just "American-German"? "American-European"? And why aren't Middle Eastern natives referred to as "Asian-Americans"? Why are they often called "Muslims" and "Hindus" instead? Why aren't the rest of us referred to by our religious affiliations (if applicable)?\n\nThere are no perfect "labels" we can use - not everyone will be satisfied. What we need to remember is that the *intent* of someone's writing/speech is the important thing. Some black comedians have ridiculed the whole "African-American" terminology since it didn't magically make everything better. Furthermore, if someone says something such as, "That's just typical African-American behavior," is that person suddenly "sensitive" for using the proper PC term? How about "Hey, you know how those Asian-Americans are"?\n\nJust my two cents - we need to try to respect each other and accept our differences before we can really become color-blind.\n\n(EDIT: Hey gogo, does that mean Margaret Thatcher is "African-American"? What about Vladimir Putin? Osama bin Laden? Saddam Hussein? Ichiro Suzuki? We're *all* "African-American"?)\n\n(EDIT 2: My point is that we shouldn't be "concerned" *only* with the "hyphenated American" labels - that's a rather nationalistic viewpoint, don't you think? If we *in the United States* are *all* "African-Americans," then those in other countries are thus "African-[insert country.....or continent.....or something]." I wanted to extend this beyond our borders since not all of the world's 6.5 billion people ["humanity"] are living within the United States and/or the rest of the American continents.)
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It's a personal choice.  If you don't want to be called African-American, then tell them so.  I myself am Black and I also use the term African-American.  I may be wrong, but I don't think the politicians came up with this term.  I believe we started using this term as a way to honor our ancestors.  Check on wikipedia.com for the origin of the term African American.
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Actually there are not many. Most Blacks are just plain ol' Americans now like, most other people who came from other Countries. I do have Friends from Chad and Zimbabwe who hold Duel Citizenship and live here in America. Not really sure how you could research this, but, they are actual African Americans I would Assume. IF, you could find a Statistic on these people you could get a relative number. Also, if, your specific there are White African Americans most came from South Africa.\nIF, you looking for a Census of Black Americans only try here; http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/black.html\nThis up to 2004, best I could find.
854218
I agree with you somewhat....its confusing of how white people should address them: black, colored or african american? All the political correctness is really confusing.
362392
As a man of mixed race, I feel that the existence of black history month takes away from the achievments of the african american race.  It's almost like saying: "Since you guys did'nt do too much we will celebrate all your acheivements in one month and get it over with."  I think the acheivments of black people should be taught in context with the rest of America's achievments, why treat us special, are we no different than you?  As a native Bahamian, I think racial issues in the US are embarassing, and black folk hold equal share of the blame, I'll catch hell from it, but thats ok.  Back home we are all just people, granted most of us are black, a black man that calls another black man a "nig ga" is bound to get slapped, it is never acceptable, and I never got flack for having a white mother like I do in the U.S.  Its time for us to stop relishing in race, and be part of the human race.
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I guess I should be called then African German?  Never heard that one before.  But I don't mind either African American or black, I usually use black.  I don't know what the big problem is for white people to call us black?  We call you white (even though you are more light-pinkish) and we are not really black but different shades of brown, so what's the big issue?\nWhite people, it is not a crime to say "Black" or "African American".  Just don't call us "Colored" people, we are not in the 60s.  That's all.  I always have to laugh when white people look at me and ask me, is it ok if I say "African American" or black.  Please, come on, do black people really get upset about that?
547119
take on personas and interview everyone.  there is a book, "black like me" where a white guy colored himself black, shaved his head, etc. and just walked around as a black guy.  kind of interesting.  or just use every different race friend you can beg borrow or buy, to go around and ask the same questions of the population.
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If he's a citizen or resident? Yes. African American.
970120
In college, we called our African friends Africans... and they were all black.  Even though lots of Africans are white... so I would just use a generic regional term such as African, Jamaican, Haitian, etc.  And let everyone have to ask if that person is black or white...