African American vs Black vs African American

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Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Also, there are the people who don't come from Africa who consider themselves "Black" in terms of culture (ie, some Indians from Trinidad or Guyana).

Plus, aren't White South Africans who emigrate here technically "African-American"?

They may say they don't come from Africa but it doesn't mean that they truly do not. You can find people of all different ethnicities that consider themselves descendants of Africa and those who do not. I had a Puerto Rican roomate in college (who had very light skin) that considered Africa the first motherland and Puerto Rico the second (that was the first time I ever heard a Puerto Rican say that). It's all about what people have been taught or learned for themselves. What you personally believe will depend on what you've learned or did not learn for yourself.