african american

There have been several polite terms used in the US to refer to persons of African descent: “colored,” “negro,” “Black,” “Afro-American,” and “African American.” “Colored” is definitely dated, though “people of color” is now widely used with a broader meaning, including anyone with non-European ancestry, sometimes even when their skin is not discernibly darker than that of a typical European. A few contemporary writers like to defy convention by referring to themselves as “negro.” “Black,” formerly a proudly assertive label claimed by young radicals in the 1960s, is now seen by some people as a racist insult. Some people insist on capitalizing “Black,” but others prefer “black.” The safest and most common neutral term is “African American,” but Americans sometimes misuse it to label people of African descent living in other countries or even actual Africans. To qualify as an “African American” you have to be an American.Although it is traditional to hyphenate “African-American,” “Irish-American,” “Cuban-Ameri

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Definitions

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• n  an American whose ancestors were born in Africa

News & Articles

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• Man Charges Racism In West Suburban Berwyn
  An African American man claims he was the target of a racial attack, simply for driving his car down the street in a western suburb.
  June 22, 2013 - CBS Chicago
• Peabody Essex Museum exhibit places visions by leading African-American artists in context of 20th-century upheavals ...
  “In Conversation: Modern African American Art” comes to the Peabody Essex Museum just as interest in art by black Americans is -- belatedly -- bubbling to the surface in New England. The Museum of Fine Arts has been beefing up its holdings of artworks, and earlier this year mounted its first ever retrospective of an African-American artist. The Danforth Museum of Art has put on solo ...
  June 21, 2013 - Boston Globe
• Tubman African American Museum’s International Taste of Soul offers culinary comfort from around the world
  What’s your favorite comfort food? Mac-n-cheese? Chicken soup? It may be time to expand your taste buds, and the Tubman African American Museum is here to help. The museum’s annual International Taste of Soul takes place Sunday afternoon.
  June 19, 2013 - Macon Telegraph