African American vs Black vs African American

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Originally Posted by mccoyred

This is precisely why I prefer the term Black. It encompasses ALL of the Diaspora. We in America have to realize that we are NOT isolated. We DO have much in common with Blacks from around the world because our struggles are the same! To me, the term African American is too limiting and sets up an 'Us vs Them' adversarial relationship between peoples who should be working towards the same goal.

As for the American part, I would accept the term Black American because it acknowledges the connection to other Diasporans as Black but also the fact that I am an American with all the rights and priviledges thereof.

To each his own I guess. I love having "African" in my title/name and that doesn't negate the fact that I'm Black just like my husband calling himself African or Ghanian doesn't negate the fact that he's Black. The same goes for the Jamaican, Haitian, etc. But I get your point.