afro-american
- n an American whose ancestors were born in Africa
- s pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry
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- 17th annual Juneteenth begins tonight
The Afro-American Culture Organization will host the 17th annual Juneteenth celebration at Sim Scott Park in Columbus this weekend.
June 13, 2013 - The Commercial Dispatch
Quotes
- Fisher DeBerry in ESPN
Last week, after a 48-10 loss to TCU, DeBerry noted that TCU "had a lot more Afro-American players than we did and they ran a lot faster than we did. Afro-American kids can run very well. That doesn't mean that Caucasian kids and other descents... - Cliff Floyd in USA Today
We need to get out there,Floyd said. "Hopefully, this is a step in the right direction, and Afro-American kids get out there and see baseball is a great sport - let them know we are there. We're just not on TV. We have to do something... - Spike Lee in Variety
I met a black veteran who fought at Iwo Jima, and he told me how disappointed he was that there was not even one Afro-American (soldier) in Clint Eastwood's two films,Lee told the Italo newspaper.