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Originally posted by mccoyred:
Your (and others') reasons are precisely why I believe we should identify ourselves as Black and not African-American:
1) many Black people in this country are not American;
2) most Black people in this country are multi-racial or multi-ethnic;
3) we should identify with others in the Diaspora around the world who share our African ancestry and hence our struggles.
Also as a previous poster indicated, there are a number of groups around the world who 'look Black' (ie Hindu Indians, Arabs,etc) but do not identify with our struggles. These people are not included in my definition!
So you see, the same reasons why you insist we should call ourselves African-American are precisely why I feel we should not.
BTW, the name 'Africa' is a European appellation that we can reject for a number of reasons. I'm doing some additional research to back up some thoughts I have on that subject so I'll get back to that subject later.
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I can't wait to see your proof of your statement about Africa being a european appellation.