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Originally posted by DoggyStyle82
Crimsontide4
An white immigrant from Africa cannot be considered an African American. That designation is strictly for American born Blacks. Black Immigrants from the Caribean and Africa cannot even use that designation unless they were born here.
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I really have to disagree with you here. Most of my relatives are from the Caribbean, and some are NOT naturalized citizens(they have green cards), yet they STILL have used the term African-American on school/government/work forms, and 2 of them have received scholarships that were geared towards African Americans. Even my best friend, who's been here since '84, but is not a US citizen, received a scholarship designated for African Americans.
Maybe it matters where you are geographically (I don't know, I am just throwing that out there)...Maybe some people confuse African-American with Black.
Just some thoughts.